Senate roll call 213 · 79th Congress · Jul 11, 1946
H J RES 371. Knowland amend. To insert provision terminating rent controls in states where state has established control and regulation of the rent housing acc
On Jul 11, 1946, the Senate voted 59–20 (HJRE 371). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–19, Republicans 31–1, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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
- 59
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 11, 1946
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 19 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans31 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted no
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted no
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted no
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Francis John Myers D-PA voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA voted no
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- 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
- Clyde Roark Hoey 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
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
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
- 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
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
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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