Senate roll call 188 · 81st Congress · Sep 15, 1949
HR 1211. Kilgore amend. Prohibiting the conclusion of foreign trade agreements on or the issuance of proclamations concerning hand-made glassware or hand-made
On Sep 15, 1949, the Senate voted 20–61 (HR 1211). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–45, Republicans 15–22. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 21 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
- 20
- No
- 61
- Date
- Sep 15, 1949
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 45 no
- Republicans15 yes · 22 no
Who broke with their party
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN voted yes
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT voted yes
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted yes
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ voted yes
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted yes
- John William Bricker R-OH voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK voted yes
- Edward Martin R-PA voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted yes
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA voted yes
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Edward Martin R-PA
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Bert Henry Miller D-ID
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Garrett Lee Withers D-KY
- Virgil Munday Chapman D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Frank Porter Graham D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Edward Laurence Leahy D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Richard Milhous Nixon R-CA
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT
- William Benton D-CT
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Harry Darby R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Joseph Melville Broughton D-NC
- Willis Smith D-NC
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- John Foster Dulles R-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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