Senate roll call 26 · 79th Congress · Apr 17, 1945
Exec. A and exec. H. MC carran reservation that "all the waters of the colorado river system, from any and all sources, not specifically alloted to mexico, are
On Apr 17, 1945, the Senate voted 18–57. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–39, Republicans 10–18, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 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
- 18
- No
- 57
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Apr 17, 1945
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 39 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 18 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted yes
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted yes
- Guy Cordon R-OR voted yes
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- 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
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
Voted present
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
Did not vote
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- John Moses D-ND
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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