HR. 5836. Increases in postal rates. Amendment to provide temporary cost-of-living pay increases for postal supervisors and lower-level employees. Accepted.

On Feb 28, 1958, the Senate voted 50–31 (HR 5836). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 28–17, Democrats 26–17. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 34 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: 50
No: 31
Did not vote: 5
Date: Feb 28, 1958

By party

Democrats26 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans28 yes · 17 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James William Fulbright D-AR voted no
Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted no
John James Williams R-DE voted no
Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted no
Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted no
Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted no
William Ezra Jenner R-IN voted no
Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS voted no
John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted no
John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA voted no
James Glenn Beall R-MD voted no
John Marshall Butler R-MD voted no
Frederick George Payne R-ME voted no
Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
William Kerr Scott D-NC voted no
Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted no
Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted no
George Wilson Malone R-NV voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Frank John Lausche D-OH voted no
Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK voted no
Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK voted no
Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR voted no
Edward Martin R-PA voted no
Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted no
Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted no
Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX voted no

The bill

H.R. 5836: To readjust postal rates and to establish a congressional policy for the determination of postal rates, and for other purposes.

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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