Senate roll call 217 · 79th Congress · Jul 12, 1946
HR 6739. Green motion to recede from Senate amend. No. 7.
On Jul 12, 1946, the Senate voted 25–54 (HR 6739). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–38, Republicans 14–18, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 25 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
- 25
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 12, 1946
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 38 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 18 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted yes
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted yes
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted yes
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted yes
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- 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
- 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
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- James Miller Tunnell D-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
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- 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
- 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
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin 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
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- 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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