Senate roll call 86 · 79th Congress · Oct 24, 1945
HR 4309. Reduction of taxation. Brooks amend. On wages or salaries paid in contrevention of the stabilization act.
On Oct 24, 1945, the Senate voted 30–32 (HR 4309). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–25, Republicans 24–7, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 30
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Oct 24, 1945
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 25 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans24 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted no
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted no
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- 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
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
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
- Harold Hitz Burton R-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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