S 1592. Establish a national housing policy. Murdock amend. For prevailing wage scale to be paid on all housing projects insured by the FHA.

On Apr 15, 1946, the Senate voted 51–20 (S 1592). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 39–9, Republicans 16–11, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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: 51
No: 20
Did not vote: 13
Date: Apr 15, 1946

By party

Democrats39 yes · 9 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 11 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James William Fulbright D-AR voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted no
Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE voted no
Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted no
Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted no
Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted no
Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted no
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted no

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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