Senate roll call 65 · 83rd Congress · Jul 16, 1953
S.J. RES. 49. Joint resolution proposing amendment to the constitution relative to equal rights for men and women. Hayden amend. Providing that nothing in the
On Jul 16, 1953, the Senate voted 58–25 (SJRE 49). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 25–21, Democrats 37–6, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 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
- 58
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jul 16, 1953
By party
- Democrats37 yes · 6 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans25 yes · 21 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted no
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL voted no
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted no
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted no
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted no
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN voted no
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS voted no
- James Glenn Beall R-MD voted no
- John Marshall Butler R-MD voted no
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI voted no
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- William Langer R-ND voted no
- Dwight Palmer Griswold R-NE voted no
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK voted no
- Edward Martin R-PA voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Alton Asa Lennon D-NC
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse I-OR
- 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
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- 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
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Dwight Palmer Griswold R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
Voted present
Did not vote
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- William Kerr Scott D-NC
- Willis Smith D-NC
- Eva Kelly Bowring R-NE
- Hazel Hempel Abel R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Samuel Williams Reynolds R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Robert William Upton R-NH
- Ernest S. Brown R-NV
- Thomas A. Burke D-OH
- Charles Ezra Daniel D-SC
- Edward David Crippa R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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