Senate roll call 190 · 79th Congress · Jun 21, 1946
HR 6496. Appropriations for the navy dept. And naval service. Committee amend. Striking house provision to prohibit the manufacture of torpedoes at the naval
On Jun 21, 1946, the Senate voted 28–26 (HR 6496). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 15–20, Republicans 13–7, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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
- 28
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jun 21, 1946
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 20 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- George Robinson Swift D-AL voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted no
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
Voted present
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- James Michael Mead 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
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-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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