Senate roll call 242 · 79th Congress · Aug 1, 1946
H J RES 390. Joint resolution making additional appropriations for the fiscal year 1947. La follette amend. To increase amount of base salary for administrati
On Aug 1, 1946, the Senate voted 40–24 (HJRE 390). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–21, Republicans 21–3, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 40
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Aug 1, 1946
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 21 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted yes
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Francis John Myers D-PA voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- 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
- 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
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-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
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