Senate roll call 136 · 79th Congress · Apr 30, 1946
S 2. Provide for federal aid for the development, construction, improvement, and repair of public airports. Adoption of conference report.
On Apr 30, 1946, the Senate voted 49–32 (S 2). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 44–6, Republicans 11–27, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
- 49
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Apr 30, 1946
By party
- Democrats44 yes · 6 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 27 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- George Allison Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted yes
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted yes
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted yes
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV voted no
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted no
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- George David Aiken 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
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- 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
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper 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
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- William Langer R-ND
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Voted present
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Carter Glass 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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