H RES 111. Authorize committee on education & labor to conduct studies and investigations relating to matter coming within the jurisdiction of such committee.

On Feb 26, 1947, the House voted 349–29 (HRE 111). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 226–1, Democrats 128–32, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 33 members voted against their own party.

During the 80th Congress (1947–1948), Harry S. Truman was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 349
No: 29
Did not vote: 17
Date: Feb 26, 1947

By party

Democrats128 yes · 32 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans226 yes · 1 no · 9 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Helen Gahagan Douglas D-CA voted no
Cecil Rhodes King D-CA voted no
John Albert Carroll D-CO voted no
William Levi Dawson D-IL voted no
Martin Gorski D-IL voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
Thomas Joseph O'Brien D-IL voted no
Thomas Sylvy Gordon D-IL voted no
Charles Melvin Price D-IL voted no
Ray John Madden D-IN voted no
Thomas Joseph Lane D-MA voted no
George Gregory Sadowski D-MI voted no
Walter Henry Judd R-MN voted no
John Anton Blatnik D-MN voted no
Frank Melvin Karsten D-MO voted no
Mary Teresa Norton D-NJ voted no
Joseph Lawrence Pfeifer D-NY voted no
Eugene James Keogh D-NY voted no
John James Rooney D-NY voted no
Donald Lawrence O'Toole D-NY voted no
Leo Frederick Rayfiel D-NY voted no
Arthur George Klein D-NY voted no
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. D-NY voted no
Benjamin J. Rabin D-NY voted no
Walter B. Huber D-OH voted no
Michael Joseph Kirwan D-OH voted no
Robert Crosser D-OH voted no
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan D-PA voted no
Aime Joseph Forand D-RI voted no
John Edward Fogarty D-RI voted no
Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
John Kee D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “H RES 111. Authorize committee on education…: House Vote, Feb 26, 1947,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/80-H-10/h-res-111-authorize-committee-on-education-and-labor (accessed 2026-10-17).