Senate roll call 111 · 81st Congress · Jun 8, 1949
HR 4016. Appropriations for the depts. Of state, justice, commerce and the judiciary. Flanders amend. Increasing authorization for provisions listed under the
On Jun 8, 1949, the Senate voted 33–45 (HR 4016). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 24–25, Republicans 14–22. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 38 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
- 33
- No
- 45
- Date
- Jun 8, 1949
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 25 no
- Republicans14 yes · 22 no
Who broke with their party
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted yes
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Bert Henry Miller D-ID voted yes
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
- Edward John Thye R-MN voted yes
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Frank Porter Graham D-NC voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted yes
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ voted yes
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted yes
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted yes
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK voted yes
- Francis John Myers D-PA voted yes
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN voted yes
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Bert Henry Miller D-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Frank Porter Graham D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Garrett Lee Withers D-KY
- Virgil Munday Chapman D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY
Voted present
- Richard Milhous Nixon R-CA
- William Benton D-CT
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Harry Darby R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- Joseph Melville Broughton D-NC
- Willis Smith D-NC
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- John Foster Dulles R-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Edward Laurence Leahy D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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