S. 3449. Increase airline subsidies by providing that certain capital gains from sale of flight equipment if reinvested in new equipment, will not be counted a

On Jul 9, 1956, the Senate voted 22–62 (S 3449). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 7–39, Republicans 18–25, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 25 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: 22
No: 62
Did not vote: 3
Date: Jul 9, 1956

By party

Democrats7 yes · 39 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans18 yes · 25 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted yes
William Fife Knowland R-CA voted yes
John James Williams R-DE voted yes
Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted yes
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted yes
Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA voted yes
Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted yes
Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
William Ezra Jenner R-IN voted yes
John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA voted yes
Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
Edward John Thye R-MN voted yes
Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
William Langer R-ND voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY voted yes
Edward Martin R-PA voted yes
Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT voted yes
Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted yes
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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