Senate roll call 110 · 84th Congress · Mar 13, 1956
S. 3183. Farm program. Carlson amendment to provide domestic parity for wheat, and apportionment of domestic food quota for wheat on basis of preceding te
On Mar 13, 1956, the Senate voted 54–39 (S 3183). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 37–10, Republicans 17–30, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 members voted against their own party.
During the 84th Congress (1955–1956), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 54
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Mar 13, 1956
By party
- Democrats37 yes · 10 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 30 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted yes
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL voted no
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
- Herman Welker R-ID voted yes
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS voted yes
- Frank Carlson R-KS voted yes
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA voted no
- James Glenn Beall R-MD voted yes
- Edward John Thye R-MN voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted no
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted no
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted yes
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- William Kerr Scott D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse I-OR
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Marion Price Daniel D-TX
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- 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
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- George Harrison Bender R-OH
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Edward Martin R-PA
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
Did not vote
Other votes
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