Senate roll call 211 · 79th Congress · Jul 11, 1946
H J RES 371. Hawkes amend. To authorize increases in rents on certain dates in defense-rental areas.
On Jul 11, 1946, the Senate voted 14–58 (HJRE 371). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–38, Republicans 9–19, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 14
- No
- 58
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 11, 1946
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 38 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 19 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted yes
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted yes
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
How each senator voted: No
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright 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
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- 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
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- 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
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
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.
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