HR 4009. Motion to recommit w/instructions.

On Jun 29, 1949, the House voted 170–241 (HR 4009). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 36–213, Republicans 139–31, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 67 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: 170
No: 241
Did not vote: 13
Date: Jun 29, 1949

By party

Democrats36 yes · 213 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans139 yes · 31 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

George William Andrews D-AL voted yes
Samuel Francis Hobbs D-AL voted yes
Ezekiel Candler Gathings D-AR voted yes
Boyd Anderson Tackett D-AR voted yes
William Frank Norrell D-AR voted yes
Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted no
John Davis Lodge R-CT voted no
Albert Sydney Herlong Jr. D-FL voted yes
Edward Eugene Cox D-GA voted yes
James Curran Davis D-GA voted yes
John Stephens Wood D-GA voted yes
Richard William Hoffman R-IL voted no
Edgar Allan Jonas R-IL voted no
Edward H. Kruse D-IN voted yes
Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY voted no
Frank Leslie Chelf D-KY voted yes
Henry Dominique Larcade Jr. D-LA voted yes
John Walter Heselton R-MA voted no
George Hyde Fallon D-MD voted yes
Earl Cory Michener R-MI voted no
Fred Lewis Crawford R-MI voted no
Albert Joseph Engel R-MI voted no
John Elliott Rankin D-MS voted yes
Jamie Lloyd Whitten D-MS voted yes
William Madison Whittington D-MS voted yes
Thomas Gerstle Abernethy D-MS voted yes
William Arthur Winstead D-MS voted yes
William Meyers Colmer D-MS voted yes
John Bell Williams D-MS voted yes
Usher Lloyd Burdick R-ND voted no
Charles Anderson Wolverton R-NJ voted no
Thomas Millet Hand R-NJ voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Gordon Canfield R-NJ voted no
Robert Winthrop Kean R-NJ voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Katharine Price Collier St. George R-NY voted no
Dean Park Taylor R-NY voted no
Roy Walter Riehlman R-NY voted no
Kenneth Barnard Keating R-NY voted no
William Louis Pfeiffer R-NY voted no
Victor Eugene Wickersham D-OK voted yes
Lowell Stockman R-OR voted no
Mathew Harris Ellsworth R-OR voted no
Hardie Scott R-PA voted no
James Grove Fulton R-PA voted no
James Butler Hare D-SC voted yes
Joseph Raleigh Bryson D-SC voted yes
John Lanneau Mcmillan D-SC voted yes
Dayton Edward Phillips R-TN voted no
Thomas Jefferson Murray D-TN voted yes
Joseph Franklin Wilson D-TX voted yes
Thomas Augustus Pickett D-TX voted yes
Albert Thomas D-TX voted yes
Wingate Hezekiah Lucas D-TX voted yes
Ed Lee Gossett D-TX voted yes
Omar Truman Burleson D-TX voted yes
Paul Joseph Kilday D-TX voted yes
Ovie Clark Fisher D-TX voted yes
Julian Vaughan Gary D-VA voted yes
Thomas Bahnson Stanley D-VA voted yes
Burr Powell Harrison D-VA voted yes
Otis Halbert Holmes R-WA voted no
Thor Carl Tollefson R-WA voted no
Gardner Robert Withrow 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 4009. Motion to recommit w/instructions.: House Vote, Jun 29, 1949,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/81-H-61/hr-4009-motion-to-recommit-w-instructions (accessed 2026-10-13).