Senate roll call 169 · 79th Congress · May 31, 1946
HR 6578. Rivercomb amend. To exclude from provisions of injunction issued under section 5, an individual who has only ceased to work or refused to continue to
On May 31, 1946, the Senate voted 36–44 (HR 6578). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–32, Republicans 19–14, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 31 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
- 36
- No
- 44
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- May 31, 1946
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 32 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 14 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted no
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted no
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted no
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg 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
- Francis John Myers D-PA voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- 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
How each senator voted: Yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- 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
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- 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
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
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
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg 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
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston 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
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
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
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