HR 4908. Taft amend. To require responsibility on the part of labor organizations in contracts with employers as a result of collective-bargaining agreements.

On May 25, 1946, the Senate voted 50–28 (HR 4908). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 21–23, Republicans 34–4, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 members voted against their own party.

During the 79th Congress (1945–1946), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 50
No: 28
Did not vote: 13
Date: May 25, 1946

By party

Democrats21 yes · 23 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans34 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted yes
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted yes
William Langer R-ND voted no
Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
James Wylie Huffman D-OH voted yes
Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
George David Aiken R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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