Senate roll call 224 · 79th Congress · Jul 13, 1946
H CON RES 154. Concurrent resolution against reorganization plan no. 3.
On Jul 13, 1946, the Senate voted 30–37 (HCRE 154). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–33, Republicans 25–6, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- 30
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 13, 1946
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 33 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans25 yes · 6 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted no
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- 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
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews 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
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- 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
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball 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
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
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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