Senate roll call 188 · 85th Congress · Jun 6, 1958
HR. 12181. Mutual security act of 1958. Amendment to bar aid to yugoslavia and poland. Rejected. Nay supports President's position.
On Jun 6, 1958, the Senate voted 22–54 (HR 12181). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 18–27, Democrats 11–33. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 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
- 22
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Jun 6, 1958
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 33 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 27 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN voted yes
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS voted yes
- John Marshall Butler R-MD voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland 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 yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted yes
- John William Bricker R-OH voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY voted yes
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
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- 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
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- John William Bricker R-OH
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- 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
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- 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
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- 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
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- 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
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- William Langer R-ND
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- 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
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- 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
- 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
- John Dempsey Hoblitzell Jr. R-WV
Voted present
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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