H J RES 334. Joint resolution giving the consent of Congress to the compact on regional education entered into between the southern states at tallahassee, flor

On May 4, 1948, the House voted 236–45 (HJRE 334). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 151–14, Democrats 99–43, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 57 members voted against their own party.

During the 80th Congress (1947–1948), Harry S. Truman was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 236
No: 45
Did not vote: 19
Date: May 4, 1948

By party

Democrats99 yes · 43 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans151 yes · 14 no · 10 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

Franck Roberts Havenner D-CA voted no
Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted no
George Paul Miller D-CA voted no
Helen Gahagan Douglas D-CA voted no
Cecil Rhodes King D-CA voted no
Chester Earl Holifield D-CA voted no
John Albert Carroll D-CO voted no
William Jennings Miller R-CT voted no
William Levi Dawson D-IL voted no
Martin Gorski D-IL voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
Thomas Joseph O'Brien D-IL voted no
Thomas Leonard Owens R-IL voted no
Thomas Sylvy Gordon D-IL voted no
Charles Melvin Price D-IL voted no
John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA voted no
George Gregory Sadowski D-MI voted no
John David Dingell D-MI voted no
John Lesinski D-MI voted no
George Edward Mackinnon R-MN voted no
Edward James Devitt R-MN voted no
John Anton Blatnik D-MN voted no
Harold Christian Hagen R-MN voted no
Frank Melvin Karsten D-MO voted no
Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted no
Howard Homan Buffett R-NE voted no
Thomas Millet Hand R-NJ voted no
Frank Leander Sundstrom R-NJ voted no
Mary Teresa Norton D-NJ voted no
John Joseph Delaney D-NY voted no
Joseph Lawrence Pfeifer D-NY voted no
Eugene James Keogh D-NY voted no
Andrew Lawrence Somers D-NY voted no
James Joseph Heffernan D-NY voted no
John James Rooney D-NY voted no
Donald Lawrence O'Toole D-NY voted no
Abraham Jacob Multer D-NY voted no
Emanuel Celler D-NY voted no
Ellsworth Brewer Buck R-NY voted no
Arthur George Klein D-NY voted no
Sol Bloom D-NY voted no
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. D-NY voted no
Walter Aloysius Lynch D-NY voted no
Charles Anthony Buckley D-NY voted no
Kenneth Barnard Keating R-NY voted no
Raymond Hugh Burke R-OH voted no
Walter B. Huber D-OH voted no
Percy Wilfred Griffiths R-OH voted no
Michael Joseph Kirwan D-OH voted no
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan D-PA voted no
Augustine Bernard Kelley D-PA voted no
Herman Peter Eberharter D-PA voted no
Frank Buchanan D-PA voted no
Aime Joseph Forand D-RI voted no
John Edward Fogarty D-RI voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
John Charles Brophy R-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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