Senate roll call 131 · 79th Congress · Apr 10, 1946
HR 4761. Wherry amend. To pay world war II veterans a sum equal to 5% of cost of a dwelling purchased or constructed.
On Apr 10, 1946, the Senate voted 19–54 (HR 4761). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 1–44, Republicans 18–13, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 19
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Apr 10, 1946
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 44 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 13 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted no
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted no
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE voted no
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted no
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted no
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II 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
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch 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
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin 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
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
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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