1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. Senate vote 63 (81st Congress)

Senate roll call 63 · 81st Congress · Apr 21, 1949

S 1070. Bricker amend. (same as above).

On Apr 21, 1949, the Senate voted 32–46 (S 1070). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–47, Republicans 34–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
32
No
46
Date
Apr 21, 1949

By party

  • Democrats3 yes · 47 no
  • Republicans34 yes · 7 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

S. 1070: A bill to establish a national housing objective and the policy to be followed in the attainment thereof, to provide Federal aid to assist slumclearance projects and lowrent public housing projects initiated by local agencies, to provide for financial ass

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “S 1070. Bricker amend. (same as above).: Senate Vote, Apr 21, 1949,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/81-S-63/s-1070-bricker-amend-same-as-above (accessed 2026-10-13).

Open the interactive version ›