Senate roll call 165 · 79th Congress · May 31, 1946
HR 6578. Thomas (utah) motion to recommit w/instructions to report back on or before june 10.
On May 31, 1946, the Senate voted 40–42 (HR 6578). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 23–27, Republicans 17–16, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 39 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
- 40
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- May 31, 1946
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 27 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 16 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted yes
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE voted no
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted no
- George Allison Wilson R-IA voted no
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted no
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH voted yes
- Francis John Myers D-PA voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted yes
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted no
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
Did not vote
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Thomas R-ID
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- John Moses D-ND
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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