Senate roll call 20 · 79th Congress · Apr 3, 1945
HR 1984. Adoption of conference report.
On Apr 3, 1945, the Senate voted 29–46 (HR 1984). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–28, Republicans 12–28, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 34 members voted against their own party.
During the 79th Congress (1945–1946), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Apr 3, 1945
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 28 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 28 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted yes
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- 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
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken 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
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- John Moses D-ND
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- James Wylie Huffman D-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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