Senate roll call 83 · 83rd Congress · Jul 29, 1953
HR 6391. Appropriations for mutual security. Long amend. Providing that not more than $6,196,688,179 of the aggregate appropriated shall be available for obli
On Jul 29, 1953, the Senate voted 35–53 (HR 6391). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–26, Republicans 17–27, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 35 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
- 35
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jul 29, 1953
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 26 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 27 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted yes
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
- Herman Welker R-ID voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN voted yes
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- John Marshall Butler R-MD voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Alton Asa Lennon D-NC voted yes
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted yes
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted yes
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- John William Bricker R-OH voted yes
- Edward Martin R-PA voted yes
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted yes
- Marion Price Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted yes
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Alton Asa Lennon D-NC
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Wayne Lyman Morse I-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Marion Price Daniel D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- 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
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Dwight Palmer Griswold R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- 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
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
Voted present
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
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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