Senate roll call 227 · 79th Congress · Jul 16, 1946
HR 6885. Appropriations to supply deficiencies. Hoey amend. Providing for maintenance and operation of a system of nurseries and nursery schools.
On Jul 16, 1946, the Senate voted 47–15 (HR 6885). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–8, Republicans 17–7, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 47
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 16, 1946
By party
- Democrats29 yes · 8 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted no
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted no
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
Voted present
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- 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
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- 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
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
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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