Senate roll call 197 · 79th Congress · Jul 2, 1946
S 1850. National science foundation act. Substitute amend. To provide for establishment of the national science foundation as an independent agency of the fed
On Jul 2, 1946, the Senate voted 24–39 (S 1850). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–34, Republicans 20–5, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 24
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 2, 1946
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 34 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- George Robinson Swift D-AL voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- 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
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- William Langer R-ND
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- 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
- Carl Trumbull Hayden 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
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- 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
- 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
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar 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
Voted present
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II 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
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “S 1850. National science foundation act…: Senate Vote, Jul 2, 1946,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/79-S-197/s-1850-national-science-foundation-act-substitute-amend-to (accessed 2026-10-17).