Senate roll call 120 · 79th Congress · Mar 1, 1946
HR 5458. Committee amend. Restricting loans to REA for construction of generating plants.
On Mar 1, 1946, the Senate voted 21–52 (HR 5458). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–39, Republicans 14–19, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 members voted against their own party.
During the 79th Congress (1945–1946), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Mar 1, 1946
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 39 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 19 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted yes
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Guy Cordon R-OR voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Did not vote
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Thomas R-ID
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- John Moses D-ND
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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