S 1008. Define the application of the FTC act and the clayton act to certain pricing practices. Conference report. On motion to recommit w/instructions. (ins

On Oct 14, 1949, the House voted 138–178 (S 1008). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 148–65, Republicans 10–135, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 75 members voted against their own party.

During the 81st Congress (1949–1950), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 138
No: 178
Did not vote: 13
Date: Oct 14, 1949

By party

Democrats148 yes · 65 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans10 yes · 135 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Frank William Boykin D-AL voted no
George William Andrews D-AL voted no
Boyd Anderson Tackett D-AR voted no
William Frank Norrell D-AR voted no
Oren Harris D-AR voted no
Clair Engle D-CA voted no
John Andrew Mcguire D-CT voted no
James Hardin Peterson D-FL voted no
Robert Lee Fulton Sikes D-FL voted no
George Armistead Smathers D-FL voted no
Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. D-FL voted no
Dwight Laing Rogers D-FL voted no
Edward Eugene Cox D-GA voted no
James Curran Davis D-GA voted no
William McDonald (Don) Wheeler D-GA voted no
Harold Royce Gross R-IA voted yes
Barratt O'Hara D-IL voted no
Neil Joseph Linehan D-IL voted no
James Vincent Buckley D-IL voted no
Martin Gorski D-IL voted no
Thomas Joseph O'Brien D-IL voted no
Thomas Sylvy Gordon D-IL voted no
Chester Anton Chesney D-IL voted no
Noah Morgan Mason R-IL voted yes
Edward H. Kruse D-IN voted no
John Albert Whitaker D-KY voted no
Frank Leslie Chelf D-KY voted no
Brent Spence D-KY voted no
John Walter Heselton R-MA voted yes
William P. Bolton D-MD voted no
George Hyde Fallon D-MD voted no
Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer D-MD voted no
Harold Christian Hagen R-MN voted yes
Jamie Lloyd Whitten D-MS voted no
William Madison Whittington D-MS voted no
Thomas Gerstle Abernethy D-MS voted no
William Arthur Winstead D-MS voted no
William Meyers Colmer D-MS voted no
John Bell Williams D-MS voted no
Harold Dunbar Cooley D-NC voted no
Robert Lee Doughton D-NC voted no
Monroe Minor Redden D-NC voted no
Usher Lloyd Burdick R-ND voted yes
William Lemke R-ND voted yes
Gordon Canfield R-NJ voted yes
Antonio M. Fernández D-NM voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Robert Thompson Secrest D-OH voted no
Michael Joseph Kirwan D-OH voted no
William Franklin (Dixie) Gilmer D-OK voted no
Thomas Jefferson Steed D-OK voted no
William Aloysius Barrett D-PA voted no
William Thomas Granahan D-PA voted no
Harry Patrick O'Neill D-PA voted no
James Francis Lind D-PA voted no
Augustine Bernard Kelley D-PA voted no
Harry James Davenport D-PA voted no
Herman Peter Eberharter D-PA voted no
Frank Buchanan D-PA voted no
Lucius Mendel Rivers D-SC voted no
James Beriah Frazier Jr. D-TN voted no
Joseph Franklin Wilson D-TX voted no
Thomas Augustus Pickett D-TX voted no
Ed Lee Gossett D-TX voted no
Kenneth Mills Regan D-TX voted no
Omar Truman Burleson D-TX voted no
Paul Joseph Kilday D-TX voted no
Ovie Clark Fisher D-TX voted no
Porter Hardy Jr. D-VA voted no
Thomas Bahnson Stanley D-VA voted no
Clarence Godber Burton D-VA voted no
Gardner Robert Withrow R-WI voted yes
Merlin Hull R-WI voted yes
Cleveland Monroe Bailey D-WV voted no
Erland Harold Hedrick 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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