HR 3830. Amend the china aid act of 1948.

On Apr 4, 1949, the House voted 279–70 (HR 3830). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 163–40, Republicans 116–29, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 69 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: 279
No: 70
Did not vote: 12
Date: Apr 4, 1949

By party

Democrats163 yes · 40 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans116 yes · 29 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Boyd Anderson Tackett D-AR voted no
Chester Earl Holifield D-CA voted no
Clinton Dotson Mckinnon D-CA voted no
James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted no
Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. D-FL voted no
Albert Sidney Camp 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 no
Edgar Allan Jonas R-IL voted no
Noah Morgan Mason R-IL voted no
Sidney Elmer Simpson R-IL voted no
Cecil William (Runt) Bishop R-IL voted no
Earl Wilson R-IN voted no
Wint Smith R-KS voted no
Edwin Edward Willis D-LA voted no
Otto Ernest Passman D-LA voted no
Asa Leonard Allen D-LA voted no
John Foster Furcolo D-MA voted no
Donald William Nicholson R-MA voted no
George Gregory Sadowski D-MI voted no
Clare Eugene Hoffman R-MI voted no
Albert Joseph Engel R-MI voted no
John Bonifas Bennett R-MI voted no
Joseph Patrick O'Hara R-MN voted no
Roy William Wier D-MN voted no
John Anton Blatnik D-MN voted no
Clare Magee D-MO voted no
Clarence Andrew Cannon D-MO voted no
John Elliott Rankin D-MS voted no
Thomas Gerstle Abernethy D-MS voted no
William Arthur Winstead D-MS voted no
John Bell Williams D-MS voted no
Herbert Covington Bonner D-NC voted no
John Hosea Kerr D-NC voted no
Carl Thomas Durham D-NC voted no
Robert Lee Doughton D-NC voted no
Usher Lloyd Burdick R-ND voted no
William Lemke R-ND voted no
Arthur Lewis Miller R-NE voted no
Thomas Millet Hand R-NJ voted no
Harry Lancaster Towe R-NJ voted no
Donald Lawrence O'Toole D-NY voted no
Frederic René Coudert Jr. R-NY voted no
Arthur George Klein D-NY voted no
Daniel Alden Reed R-NY voted no
Walter B. Huber D-OH voted no
Robert Thompson Secrest D-OH voted no
Toby Morris D-OK voted no
Lowell Stockman R-OR voted no
Mathew Harris Ellsworth R-OR voted no
George Milton Rhodes D-PA voted no
Robert Fleming Rich R-PA voted no
James Edward Van Zandt R-PA voted no
Augustine Bernard Kelley D-PA voted no
John Lanneau Mcmillan D-SC voted no
Joseph Franklin Wilson D-TX voted no
Thomas Augustus Pickett D-TX voted no
Wingate Hezekiah Lucas D-TX voted no
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
Kenneth Mills Regan D-TX voted no
Omar Truman Burleson D-TX voted no
Ovie Clark Fisher D-TX voted no
Burr Powell Harrison D-VA voted no
Gardner Robert Withrow R-WI voted no
Frank Bateman Keefe R-WI voted no
Reid Fred Murray R-WI voted no
Merlin Hull R-WI voted no
Alvin Edward O'Konski R-WI 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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Capitol Receipts, “HR 3830. Amend the china aid act of 1948.: House Vote, Apr 4, 1949,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/81-H-39/hr-3830-amend-the-china-aid-act-of-1948 (accessed 2026-10-17).