Senate roll call 15 · 80th Congress · Mar 10, 1947
H J RES 27. Joint resolution proposing amendment to the constitution relating to the terms of office of the President. Motion to substitute, "conventions of t
On Mar 10, 1947, the Senate voted 20–63 (HJRE 27). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 5–40, Democrats 15–26. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 20 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
- 20
- No
- 63
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Mar 10, 1947
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 26 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 40 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted yes
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted yes
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD voted yes
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- William Bradley Umstead D-NC voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Francis John Myers D-PA voted yes
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- William Bradley Umstead D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- John James Williams R-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
Voted present
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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