Senate roll call 32 · 79th Congress · Apr 24, 1945
Brewster amend. Limiting drafting of men over 31 years of age after may 1, 1945.
On Apr 24, 1945, the Senate voted 11–57 (HR 2625). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–40, Republicans 10–19, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 13 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
- 11
- No
- 57
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Apr 24, 1945
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 40 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 19 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- George David Aiken R-VT
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- 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
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- 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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