Senate roll call 211 · 83rd Congress · Jul 30, 1954
HR 9678. Promote the security and foreign policy of the U.S. By furnishing assistance to friendly nations. Malone amend. To eliminate section 412 which provid
On Jul 30, 1954, the Senate voted 49–40 (HR 9678). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 28–18, Democrats 21–22, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 39 members voted against their own party.
During the 83rd Congress (1953–1954), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 49
- No
- 40
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jul 30, 1954
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 22 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans28 yes · 18 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT voted no
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT voted no
- John James Williams R-DE voted no
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted no
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted no
- Earle C. Clements D-KY voted yes
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted no
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
- John Marshall Butler R-MD voted no
- Edward John Thye R-MN voted no
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Robert William Upton R-NH voted no
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted no
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ voted no
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted no
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK voted yes
- James Henderson Duff R-PA voted no
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX voted yes
- Marion Price Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT voted no
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Herman Welker R-ID
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Eva Kelly Bowring R-NE
- Samuel Williams Reynolds R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse I-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Marion Price Daniel D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Edward David Crippa R-WY
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Alton Asa Lennon D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Robert William Upton R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Thomas A. Burke D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Voted present
Did not vote
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- William Kerr Scott D-NC
- Willis Smith D-NC
- Dwight Palmer Griswold R-NE
- Hazel Hempel Abel R-NE
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Ernest S. Brown R-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Charles Ezra Daniel D-SC
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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