H J RES. 502. Joint resolution to suspend certain import taxes on copper. On motion to suspend the rules and pass.

On Jul 17, 1950, the House voted 283–58 (HJRE 5022). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 172–30, Republicans 110–27, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 57 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: 283
No: 58
Did not vote: 15
Date: Jul 17, 1950

By party

Democrats172 yes · 30 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans110 yes · 27 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Robert Murdock D-AZ voted no
Harold Ambrose Patten D-AZ voted no
Hubert Baxter Scudder R-CA voted no
Clair Engle D-CA voted no
George Paul Miller D-CA voted no
Thomas Harold Werdel R-CA voted no
Ernest King Bramblett R-CA voted no
C. Norris Poulson R-CA voted no
Helen Gahagan Douglas D-CA voted no
Chester Earl Holifield D-CA voted no
Harry Richard Sheppard D-CA voted no
Clinton Dotson Mckinnon D-CA voted no
John Henry Marsalis D-CO voted no
Wayne Norviel Aspinall D-CO voted no
Henry Oscar Talle R-IA voted no
Harold Royce Gross R-IA voted no
James Isaac Dolliver R-IA voted no
Benton Franklin Jensen R-IA voted no
John Carfield Sanborn R-ID voted no
Cecil William (Runt) Bishop R-IL voted no
John Albert Whitaker D-KY voted no
Joseph William Martin Jr. R-MA voted no
Paul Werntz Shafer R-MI voted no
Jesse Paine Wolcott R-MI voted no
Roy Orchard Woodruff R-MI voted no
Charles Edward Potter R-MI voted no
John Bonifas Bennett R-MI voted no
George Anthony Dondero R-MI voted no
Joseph Patrick O'Hara R-MN voted no
Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan D-MO voted no
Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted no
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
Antonio M. Fernández D-NM voted no
John Esten Miles D-NM voted no
Walter Stephan Baring Jr. D-NV voted no
William Thomas Byrne D-NY voted no
Cliff Clevenger R-OH voted no
Clarence J. Brown R-OH voted no
Walter B. Huber D-OH voted no
Robert Thompson Secrest D-OH voted no
Wayne Levere Hays D-OH voted no
Carl Bert Albert D-OK voted no
Thomas Jefferson Steed D-OK voted no
Toby Morris D-OK voted no
Robert Fleming Rich R-PA voted no
Richard Murray Simpson R-PA voted no
Ed Lee Gossett D-TX voted no
Ovie Clark Fisher D-TX voted no
Walter Keil Granger D-UT voted no
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone D-UT voted no
Charles Albert Plumley R-VT voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Walter Franklin (Walt) Horan R-WA voted no
Gardner Robert Withrow R-WI voted no
Alvin Edward O'Konski R-WI voted no
Robert Lincoln Ramsay D-WV voted no
Harley Orrin Staggers 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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