Senate roll call 137 · 79th Congress · May 7, 1946
S J RES 138. Implement further the purposes of the bretton woods agreements act by authorizing the SEC. Of the treasury to carry out an agreement with the unit
On May 7, 1946, the Senate voted 41–41 (SJRE 138). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 23–28, Republicans 18–19, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 41 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
- 41
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- May 7, 1946
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 28 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 19 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted yes
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted yes
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted yes
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- George Allison Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted yes
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted yes
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted yes
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted yes
- Francis John Myers D-PA voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted yes
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
Voted present
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
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- 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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