Senate roll call 79 · 79th Congress · Sep 26, 1945
HR 3951. Stipulate volunteer enlistments in the regular military and naval establishments. Committee amend. To permit voluntary enlistment for period of 18 mo
On Sep 26, 1945, the Senate voted 16–63 (HR 3951). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–34, Republicans 6–28, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 16 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
- 16
- No
- 63
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Sep 26, 1945
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 34 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 28 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted yes
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
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
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- 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
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
Voted present
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson 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
- 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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