Senate roll call 172 · 79th Congress · Jun 4, 1946
S 2057. Extend the selective training and service act of 1940. Gurney amend. To make male persons between 18 and 45 liable for service and training.
On Jun 4, 1946, the Senate voted 53–26 (S 2057). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–14, Republicans 22–14, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 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
- 53
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jun 4, 1946
By party
- Democrats35 yes · 14 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 14 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted no
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted no
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- George Allison Wilson R-IA voted no
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted no
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted no
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted no
- William Langer R-ND voted no
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted no
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted no
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted no
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD voted no
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted no
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted no
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA voted no
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-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
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
Voted present
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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