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On Dec 3, 1945, the Senate voted 17–46 (S 1580). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–48, Republicans 13–13. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 17
No: 46
Did not vote: 13
Date: Dec 3, 1945

By party

Democrats4 yes · 48 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 13 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
William Abner Stanfill R-KY voted no
Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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