Senate roll call 234 · 79th Congress · Jul 22, 1946
H J RES 225. Passage.
On Jul 22, 1946, the Senate voted 44–34 (HJRE 225). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 20–26, Republicans 26–8, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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
- 44
- No
- 34
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 22, 1946
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 26 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans26 yes · 8 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- George Robinson Swift D-AL voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted no
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA 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 no
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted no
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- William Langer R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
Voted present
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- 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.