Senate roll call 175 · 84th Congress · Jun 26, 1956
HR. 11356. Authorization of fiscal 1957 funds for mutual security program. Amendment to limit imports of agricultural commodities or derivative products decla
On Jun 26, 1956, the Senate voted 43–45 (HR 11356). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 27–21, Republicans 20–25, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 41 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
- 43
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jun 26, 1956
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 21 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 25 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted no
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted yes
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
- Herman Welker R-ID voted yes
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted no
- Frank Carlson R-KS voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
- Frederick George Payne R-ME voted yes
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI voted no
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted no
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO voted no
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted no
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted yes
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted no
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted yes
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY voted no
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted yes
- George Harrison Bender R-OH voted yes
- John William Bricker R-OH voted yes
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK voted no
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK voted no
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR voted no
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted no
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN voted no
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX voted no
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted yes
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY voted yes
The bill
H.R. 11356: To amend further the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Robert Humphreys D-KY
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- James Edward Murray 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
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- George Harrison Bender R-OH
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Wayne Lyman Morse I-OR
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Thomas Albert Wofford D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Marion Price Daniel D-TX
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- William Ramsey Laird III D-WV
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- 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
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- 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
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
Voted present
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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