Senate roll call 187 · 85th Congress · Jun 6, 1958
HR. 12181. Mutual security act of 1958. Amendment to eliminate language stating that U.S. Should join other nations to help india complete current economic de
On Jun 6, 1958, the Senate voted 35–47 (HR 12181). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–30, Republicans 25–19. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 35
- No
- 47
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Jun 6, 1958
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 30 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans25 yes · 19 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT voted no
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT voted no
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted no
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA voted no
- Frank Carlson R-KS voted no
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted no
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY voted no
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
- Frederick George Payne R-ME voted no
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted yes
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted no
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted yes
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted no
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
- Frank John Lausche D-OH voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
The bill
H.R. 12181: To amend further the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- John William Bricker R-OH
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- John Dempsey Hoblitzell Jr. R-WV
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- John Albert Carroll D-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
Voted present
Did not vote
Other votes
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