Senate roll call 17 · 80th Congress · Mar 12, 1947
H J RES 27. Langer substitute amend.
On Mar 12, 1947, the Senate voted 14–66 (HJRE 27). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 6–38, Democrats 8–32. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 14 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
- 14
- No
- 66
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Mar 12, 1947
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 32 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 38 no
Who broke with their party
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted yes
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted yes
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- John James Williams R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- 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
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck 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
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- 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
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- William Bradley Umstead D-NC
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- 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
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- 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
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “H J RES 27. Langer substitute amend.: Senate Vote, Mar 12, 1947,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/80-S-17/h-j-res-27-langer-substitute-amend (accessed 2026-10-16).