H RES 276. Agreement to resolution.

On Jul 25, 1949, the House voted 265–100 (HRE 276). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 147–88, Republicans 122–18, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 106 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: 265
No: 100
Did not vote: 13
Date: Jul 25, 1949

By party

Democrats147 yes · 88 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans122 yes · 18 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Frank William Boykin D-AL voted no
George McInvale Grant D-AL voted no
George William Andrews D-AL voted no
Samuel Francis Hobbs D-AL voted no
Albert McKinley Rains D-AL voted no
Edward Degraffenried D-AL voted no
Carl Atwood Elliott D-AL voted no
Robert Emmett Jones Jr. D-AL voted no
Laurie Calvin Battle D-AL voted no
Ezekiel Candler Gathings D-AR voted no
Wilbur Daigh Mills D-AR voted no
James William Trimble D-AR voted no
Boyd Anderson Tackett D-AR voted no
Lawrence Brooks Hays D-AR voted no
William Frank Norrell D-AR voted no
Oren Harris D-AR voted no
William Silas Hill R-CO voted no
James Hardin Peterson D-FL voted no
Charles Edward Bennett 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
Prince Hulon Preston Jr. D-GA voted no
Edward Eugene Cox D-GA voted no
Stephen Pace D-GA voted no
Albert Sidney Camp D-GA voted no
James Curran Davis D-GA voted no
Carl Vinson D-GA voted no
Henderson Lovelace Lanham D-GA voted no
William McDonald (Don) Wheeler D-GA voted no
John Stephens Wood D-GA voted no
Paul Brown D-GA voted no
Noah Morgan Mason R-IL voted no
Wint Smith R-KS voted no
Noble Jones Gregory D-KY voted no
John Albert Whitaker D-KY voted no
Felix Edward Hébert D-LA voted no
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. D-LA voted no
Edwin Edward Willis D-LA voted no
Overton Brooks D-LA voted no
Otto Ernest Passman D-LA voted no
James Hobson Morrison D-LA voted no
Henry Dominique Larcade Jr. D-LA voted no
Asa Leonard Allen D-LA voted no
Donald William Nicholson R-MA voted no
Robert Hale R-ME voted no
Frank Fellows R-ME voted no
Clare Eugene Hoffman R-MI voted no
Fred Lewis Crawford R-MI voted no
Roy Orchard Woodruff R-MI voted no
John Bonifas Bennett R-MI voted no
August Herman Andresen R-MN voted no
Clare Magee D-MO voted no
Dewey Jackson Short R-MO voted no
Paul Caruthers Jones D-MO voted no
John Elliott Rankin D-MS voted no
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
Wesley Abner D'Ewart R-MT voted no
Graham Arthur Barden D-NC voted no
Robert Lee Doughton D-NC voted no
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
Daniel Alden Reed R-NY voted no
William Franklin (Dixie) Gilmer D-OK voted no
Mathew Harris Ellsworth R-OR voted no
Wilson Darwin Gillette R-PA voted no
Lucius Mendel Rivers D-SC voted no
Hugo Sheridan Sims Jr. D-SC voted no
James Butler Hare D-SC voted no
Joseph Raleigh Bryson D-SC voted no
James Prioleau Richards D-SC voted no
John Lanneau Mcmillan D-SC voted no
James Beriah Frazier Jr. D-TN voted no
Joseph Landon Evins D-TN voted no
Thomas Jefferson Murray D-TN voted no

And 26 more.

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, “H RES 276. Agreement to resolution.: House Vote, Jul 25, 1949,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/81-H-75/h-res-276-agreement-to-resolution (accessed 2026-10-16).