Senate roll call 53 · 79th Congress · Jun 26, 1945
HR 3368. Appropriations for war agencies. Gurney amend. To decrease house appropriation for office of war information.
On Jun 26, 1945, the Senate voted 29–46 (HR 3368). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–35, Republicans 20–12. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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
- 29
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jun 26, 1945
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 35 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 12 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted no
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted no
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted no
- Guy Cordon R-OR voted no
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- 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
- 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
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- 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
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- 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
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
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 Graves Scrugham 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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