Senate roll call 203 · 79th Congress · Jul 3, 1946
S 1850. Passage.
On Jul 3, 1946, the Senate voted 48–18 (S 1850). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 38–4, Republicans 10–17, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 48
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 3, 1946
By party
- Democrats38 yes · 4 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 17 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted yes
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted yes
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted yes
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted no
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
Voted present
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- 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
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II 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.