S 497. River and harbor and flood control acts of 1958, authorizing construction funds. Passed. Nay supports President's position.

On Mar 11, 1958, the House voted 321–81 (S 497). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 208–5, Republicans 113–76. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 81 members voted against their own party.

During the 85th Congress (1957–1958), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 321
No: 81
Did not vote: 13
Date: Mar 11, 1958

By party

Democrats208 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans113 yes · 76 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles McKevett Teague R-CA voted no
Donald Lester Jackson R-CA voted no
H. Allen Smith R-CA voted no
Edgar Willard Hiestand R-CA voted no
Glenard Paul Lipscomb R-CA voted no
James Boyd Utt R-CA voted no
Harry Garner Haskell Jr. R-DE voted no
William Cato Cramer R-FL voted no
Harold Royce Gross R-IA voted no
Hamer Harold Budge R-ID voted no
Harold Reginald Collier R-IL voted no
Timothy Patrick Sheehan R-IL voted no
Noah Morgan Mason R-IL voted no
Leslie Cornelius Arends R-IL voted no
Robert Henry Michel R-IL voted no
Charles Abraham Halleck R-IN voted no
F. Jay Nimtz R-IN voted no
Edwin Ross Adair R-IN voted no
Ralph Harvey R-IN voted no
Charles Bruce Brownson R-IN voted no
Errett Power Scrivner R-KS voted no
Edward Herbert Rees R-KS voted no
James Floyd Breeding D-KS voted no
Wint Smith R-KS voted no
Laurence Curtis R-MA voted no
Richard Bowditch Wigglesworth R-MA voted no
Joseph William Martin Jr. R-MA voted no
Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted no
William S. Broomfield R-MI voted no
Fred Marshall D-MN voted no
Thomas Bradford Curtis R-MO voted no
Charles Raper Jonas R-NC voted no
Glenn Clarence Cunningham R-NE voted no
Perkins Bass R-NH voted no
Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen Jr. R-NJ voted no
Florence Price Dwyer R-NJ voted no
William Beck Widnall R-NJ voted no
Robert Winthrop Kean R-NJ voted no
Steven Boghos Derounian R-NY voted no
Frank John Becker R-NY voted no
Henry Jepson Latham R-NY voted no
Albert Henry Bosch R-NY voted no
John Henry Ray R-NY voted no
Frederic René Coudert Jr. R-NY voted no
Ralph Waldo Gwinn R-NY voted no
Katharine Price Collier St. George R-NY voted no
James Ernest Wharton R-NY voted no
Bernard William (Pat) Kearney R-NY voted no
Clarence Evans Kilburn R-NY voted no
Roy Walter Riehlman R-NY voted no
John Taber R-NY voted no
Howard Winfield Robison R-NY voted no
Kenneth Barnard Keating R-NY voted no
Harold Charles Ostertag R-NY voted no
William Edward Miller R-NY voted no
John Raymond Pillion R-NY voted no
Gordon Harry Scherer R-OH voted no
William Emil Hess R-OH voted no
Paul Fornshell Schenck R-OH voted no
William Moore Mcculloch R-OH voted no
Cliff Clevenger R-OH voted no
Clarence J. Brown R-OH voted no
Jackson Edward Betts R-OH voted no
John Martin Vorys R-OH voted no
William Hanes Ayres R-OH voted no
John Earl Henderson R-OH voted no
Frank Townsend Bow R-OH voted no
J. Harry Mcgregor R-OH voted no
Paul Bartram Dague R-PA voted no
John Armand Lafore Jr. R-PA voted no
Richard Murray Simpson R-PA voted no
Bruce Reynolds Alger R-TX voted no
Watkins Moorman Abbitt D-VA voted no
William Munford Tuck D-VA voted no
Richard Harding Poff R-VA voted no
Burr Powell Harrison D-VA voted no
Donald Edgar Tewes R-WI voted no
Gardner Robert Withrow R-WI voted no
Melvin Robert Laird R-WI voted no
John William Byrnes R-WI voted no

And 1 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Charles McKevett Teague R-CA
Donald Lester Jackson R-CA
H. Allen Smith R-CA
Edgar Willard Hiestand R-CA
Glenard Paul Lipscomb R-CA
James Boyd Utt R-CA
Harry Garner Haskell Jr. R-DE
William Cato Cramer R-FL
Harold Royce Gross R-IA
Hamer Harold Budge R-ID
Harold Reginald Collier R-IL
Timothy Patrick Sheehan R-IL
Noah Morgan Mason R-IL
Leslie Cornelius Arends R-IL
Robert Henry Michel R-IL
Charles Abraham Halleck R-IN
F. Jay Nimtz R-IN
Edwin Ross Adair R-IN
Ralph Harvey R-IN
Charles Bruce Brownson R-IN
Errett Power Scrivner R-KS
Edward Herbert Rees R-KS
James Floyd Breeding D-KS
Wint Smith R-KS
Laurence Curtis R-MA
Richard Bowditch Wigglesworth R-MA
Joseph William Martin Jr. R-MA
Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
William S. Broomfield R-MI
Fred Marshall D-MN
Thomas Bradford Curtis R-MO
Charles Raper Jonas R-NC
Glenn Clarence Cunningham R-NE
Perkins Bass R-NH
Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen Jr. R-NJ
Florence Price Dwyer R-NJ
William Beck Widnall R-NJ
Robert Winthrop Kean R-NJ
Steven Boghos Derounian R-NY
Frank John Becker R-NY
Henry Jepson Latham R-NY
Albert Henry Bosch R-NY
John Henry Ray R-NY
Frederic René Coudert Jr. R-NY
Ralph Waldo Gwinn R-NY
Katharine Price Collier St. George R-NY
James Ernest Wharton R-NY
Bernard William (Pat) Kearney R-NY
Clarence Evans Kilburn R-NY
Roy Walter Riehlman R-NY
John Taber R-NY
Howard Winfield Robison R-NY
Kenneth Barnard Keating R-NY
Harold Charles Ostertag R-NY
William Edward Miller R-NY
John Raymond Pillion R-NY
Gordon Harry Scherer R-OH
William Emil Hess R-OH
Paul Fornshell Schenck R-OH
William Moore Mcculloch R-OH
Cliff Clevenger R-OH
Clarence J. Brown R-OH
Jackson Edward Betts R-OH
John Martin Vorys R-OH
William Hanes Ayres R-OH
John Earl Henderson R-OH
Frank Townsend Bow R-OH
J. Harry Mcgregor R-OH
Paul Bartram Dague R-PA
John Armand Lafore Jr. R-PA
Richard Murray Simpson R-PA
Bruce Reynolds Alger R-TX
Watkins Moorman Abbitt D-VA
William Munford Tuck D-VA
Richard Harding Poff R-VA
Burr Powell Harrison D-VA
Donald Edgar Tewes R-WI
Gardner Robert Withrow R-WI
Melvin Robert Laird R-WI
John William Byrnes R-WI
Edwin Keith Thomson R-WY

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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