HR 6482. Bill for the relief of sundry claimants. Motion to strike out title II (for the relief of harry tansey).

On Jun 8, 1948, the House voted 192–173 (HR 6482). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 175–42, Democrats 18–130, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 60 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: 192
No: 173
Did not vote: 19
Date: Jun 8, 1948

By party

Democrats18 yes · 130 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans175 yes · 42 no · 10 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

William Frank Norrell D-AR voted yes
Oren Harris D-AR voted yes
John Zuinglius Anderson R-CA voted no
Willis Winter Bradley R-CA voted no
James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted no
Dwight Laing Rogers D-FL voted yes
Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA voted no
Paul Harvey Cunningham R-IA voted no
Richard Bernard Vail R-IL voted no
Robert Joseph Twyman R-IL voted no
Chauncey William Reed R-IL voted no
Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted no
William Grant Stratton R-IL voted no
Noble Jacob Johnson R-IN voted no
Gerald Wayne Landis R-IN voted no
Overton Brooks D-LA voted yes
Asa Leonard Allen D-LA voted yes
George Joseph Bates R-MA voted no
Jesse Paine Wolcott R-MI voted no
August Herman Andresen R-MN voted no
Joseph Patrick O'Hara R-MN voted no
George Edward Mackinnon R-MN voted no
Edward James Devitt R-MN voted no
Harold Knutson R-MN voted no
Harold Christian Hagen R-MN voted no
William Clay Cole R-MO voted no
Albert Lee Reeves Jr. R-MO voted no
Claude Ignatius Bakewell R-MO voted no
John Elliott Rankin D-MS voted yes
Jamie Lloyd Whitten D-MS voted yes
Thomas Gerstle Abernethy D-MS voted yes
William Arthur Winstead D-MS voted yes
William Meyers Colmer D-MS voted yes
John Bell Williams D-MS voted yes
Harold Dunbar Cooley D-NC voted yes
Monroe Minor Redden D-NC voted yes
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
Charles Aubrey Eaton R-NJ voted no
Gordon Canfield R-NJ voted no
Harry Lancaster Towe R-NJ voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Edwin Arthur Hall R-NY voted no
Edward Julius Elsaesser R-NY voted no
John Cornelius Butler R-NY voted no
Charles Henry Elston R-OH voted no
Alvin F. Weichel R-OH voted no
Percy Wilfred Griffiths R-OH voted no
Earl Ramage Lewis R-OH voted no
James A. Gallagher R-PA voted no
George William Sarbacher Jr. R-PA voted no
James Grove Fulton R-PA voted no
Joseph Raleigh Bryson D-SC voted yes
Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted no
John Jennings Jr. R-TN voted no
Lindley Garrison Beckworth Sr. D-TX voted yes
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn D-TX voted yes
Francis Eugene Worley D-TX voted yes
George Herman Mahon D-TX voted yes
Reid Fred Murray R-WI voted no
Alvin Edward O'Konski R-WI 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, “HR 6482. Bill for the relief of sundry…: House Vote, Jun 8, 1948,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/80-H-138/hr-6482-bill-for-the-relief-of-sundry-claimants (accessed 2026-10-17).