H J RES 225. Barkley motion to table morse amend. To add the anti-poll-tax bill.

On Jul 22, 1946, the Senate voted 54–23 (HJRE 225). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 40–7, Republicans 17–15, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 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: 54
No: 23
Did not vote: 13
Date: Jul 22, 1946

By party

Democrats40 yes · 7 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 15 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted no
George Allison Wilson R-IA voted no
Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted no
Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
William Abner Stanfill R-KY voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted no
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted no
Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
William Langer R-ND voted no
Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted no
Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
George David Aiken R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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