S CON RES 42. Agreement to concurrent resolution.

On Feb 27, 1948, the House voted 315–36 (SCRE 42). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 217–0, Democrats 110–47, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 47 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: 315
No: 36
Did not vote: 19
Date: Feb 27, 1948

By party

Democrats110 yes · 47 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans217 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Francis Hobbs D-AL voted no
Peterson Bryant (Pete) Jarman D-AL voted no
John Robert Murdock D-AZ voted no
Franck Roberts Havenner D-CA voted no
George Paul Miller D-CA voted no
Helen Gahagan Douglas D-CA voted no
Chester Earl Holifield D-CA voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
Thomas Joseph O'Brien D-IL voted no
Charles Melvin Price D-IL voted no
Ray John Madden D-IN voted no
Brent Spence D-KY voted no
Philip Joseph Philbin D-MA voted no
Harold Daniel Donohue D-MA voted no
Thomas Joseph Lane D-MA voted no
John William Mccormack D-MA voted no
Edward Alexander Garmatz D-MD voted no
George Gregory Sadowski D-MI voted no
John Anton Blatnik D-MN voted no
Frank Melvin Karsten D-MO voted no
Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted no
Mary Teresa Norton D-NJ voted no
Edward Joseph Hart D-NJ voted no
John Joseph Delaney D-NY voted no
Joseph Lawrence Pfeifer D-NY voted no
Eugene James Keogh D-NY voted no
Andrew Lawrence Somers D-NY voted no
James Joseph Heffernan D-NY voted no
John James Rooney D-NY voted no
Donald Lawrence O'Toole D-NY voted no
Abraham Jacob Multer D-NY voted no
Emanuel Celler D-NY voted no
Arthur George Klein D-NY voted no
Sol Bloom D-NY voted no
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. D-NY voted no
Walter Aloysius Lynch D-NY voted no
Charles Anthony Buckley D-NY voted no
William Thomas Byrne D-NY voted no
Carl Bert Albert D-OK voted no
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan D-PA voted no
Augustine Bernard Kelley D-PA voted no
Herman Peter Eberharter D-PA voted no
Aime Joseph Forand D-RI voted no
John Edward Fogarty D-RI voted no
Albert Arnold Gore 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, “S CON RES 42. Agreement to concurrent…: House Vote, Feb 27, 1948,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/80-H-96/s-con-res-42-agreement-to-concurrent-resolution (accessed 2026-10-15).