Senate roll call 280 · 82nd Congress · Jun 18, 1952
S RES 317. Resolution disapproving reorganization plan no. 2.
On Jun 18, 1952, the Senate voted 56–29 (SRE 317). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–16, Republicans 29–14. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 30 members voted against their own party.
During the 82nd Congress (1951–1952), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 56
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jun 18, 1952
By party
- Democrats29 yes · 16 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans29 yes · 14 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard Milhous Nixon R-CA voted no
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted no
- William Benton D-CT voted no
- John James Williams R-DE voted no
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted no
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted no
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted no
- Earle C. Clements D-KY voted no
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD voted no
- Arthur Edson Blair Moody D-MI voted no
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted no
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO voted no
- Frederick Andrew Seaton R-NE voted no
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted no
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted no
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted no
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY voted no
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK voted no
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted no
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI 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
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Thomas Rust Underwood D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Willis Smith D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Richard Milhous Nixon R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- William Benton D-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- Arthur Edson Blair Moody D-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- Frederick Andrew Seaton R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY
Voted present
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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