Senate roll call 235 · 81st Congress · Jan 25, 1950
S J RES 25. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution relative to equal rights for men and women. Hayden amend. Stipulating provisions of thi
On Jan 25, 1950, the Senate voted 51–31 (SJRE 25). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–13, Republicans 16–22. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 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
- 51
- No
- 31
- Date
- Jan 25, 1950
By party
- Democrats36 yes · 13 no
- Republicans16 yes · 22 no
Who broke with their party
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted no
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted no
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted no
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted yes
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted yes
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Edward John Thye R-MN voted yes
- James Preston Kem R-MO 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
- John William Bricker R-OH voted yes
- Guy Cordon R-OR voted yes
- Edward Laurence Leahy D-RI voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted no
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted yes
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- William Benton D-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Virgil Munday Chapman D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- 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
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- 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
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Edward Laurence Leahy D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY
Voted present
- Richard Milhous Nixon R-CA
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT
- Bert Henry Miller D-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Harry Darby R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Garrett Lee Withers D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Joseph Melville Broughton D-NC
- Willis Smith D-NC
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- John Foster Dulles R-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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