Senate roll call 76 · 79th Congress · Sep 20, 1945
S 1274. MC clellan amend. To require a showing of need for assistance.
On Sep 20, 1945, the Senate voted 24–55 (S 1274). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–32, Republicans 12–22, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 24
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Sep 20, 1945
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 32 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 22 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted yes
- George Allison Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted yes
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted yes
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- 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
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
Voted present
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
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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