H R 2945. Bill to readjust postal rates. On motion to recommit.

On Feb 9, 1950, the House voted 150–218 (HR 2945). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 36–210, Republicans 129–23, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 59 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: 150
No: 218
Did not vote: 14
Date: Feb 9, 1950

By party

Democrats36 yes · 210 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans129 yes · 23 no · 7 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Cecil Rhodes King D-CA voted yes
Wayne Norviel Aspinall D-CO voted yes
John Andrew Mcguire D-CT voted yes
Antoni Nicholas Sadlak R-CT voted no
John Stephens Wood D-GA voted yes
Edgar Allan Jonas R-IL voted no
Rolla Coral Mcmillen R-IL voted no
Charles Abraham Halleck R-IN voted no
Edward H. Kruse D-IN voted yes
Ralph Harvey R-IN voted no
Albert McDonald Cole R-KS voted no
Edward Herbert Rees R-KS voted no
Clifford Ragsdale Hope R-KS voted no
Wint Smith R-KS voted no
Thomas Rust Underwood D-KY voted yes
Philip Joseph Philbin D-MA voted yes
Thomas Joseph Lane D-MA voted yes
Angier Louis Goodwin R-MA voted no
Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer D-MD voted yes
Fred Lewis Crawford R-MI voted no
John Bonifas Bennett R-MI voted no
Fred Marshall D-MN voted yes
Morgan Moore Moulder D-MO voted yes
George Henry Christopher D-MO voted yes
Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan D-MO voted yes
Clarence Andrew Cannon D-MO voted yes
John Elliott Rankin D-MS voted yes
Jamie Lloyd Whitten D-MS voted yes
James Coats Auchincloss R-NJ voted no
Gordon Canfield R-NJ voted no
Harry Lancaster Towe R-NJ voted no
Robert Winthrop Kean R-NJ voted no
Walter Stephan Baring Jr. D-NV voted yes
Henry Jepson Latham R-NY voted no
Emanuel Celler D-NY voted yes
Frederic René Coudert Jr. R-NY voted no
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. D-NY voted yes
Ralph Abernethy Gamble R-NY voted no
Dean Park Taylor R-NY voted no
Clarence Evans Kilburn R-NY voted no
John Clay Davies D-NY voted yes
John Taber R-NY voted no
Robert Thompson Secrest D-OH voted yes
Wayne Levere Hays D-OH voted yes
Carl Bert Albert D-OK voted yes
Harry Patrick O'Neill D-PA voted yes
Daniel John Flood D-PA voted yes
Francis Eugene Walter D-PA voted yes
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan D-PA voted yes
Harry James Davenport D-PA voted yes
Herman Peter Eberharter D-PA voted yes
Lindley Garrison Beckworth Sr. D-TX voted yes
Olin Earl Teague D-TX voted yes
Wingate Hezekiah Lucas D-TX voted yes
Omar Truman Burleson D-TX voted yes
Paul Joseph Kilday D-TX voted yes
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
John William Byrnes R-WI voted no
Erland Harold Hedrick D-WV voted yes

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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