Senate roll call 69 · 79th Congress · Sep 11, 1945
S 2. Provide for federal aid for the development, construction, improvement, and repair of public airports. Brewster amend. To require civil aeronautics admin
On Sep 11, 1945, the Senate voted 40–33 (S 2). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–27, Republicans 29–7, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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
- 33
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Sep 11, 1945
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 27 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans29 yes · 7 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV voted yes
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted no
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- William Langer R-ND
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
Did not vote
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson 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
- James Graves Scrugham 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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