Senate roll call 208 · 80th Congress · Jun 8, 1948
S 2655. Morse amend. Limiting provisions of the bill to 2 years from date of enactment.
On Jun 8, 1948, the Senate voted 47–33 (S 2655). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 25–21, Democrats 22–16. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 37 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
- 47
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Jun 8, 1948
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 16 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans25 yes · 21 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted no
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted no
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT voted no
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted no
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- William Crosson Feazel D-LA voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Edward John Thye R-MN voted no
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT voted no
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted no
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
- Guy Cordon R-OR voted no
- Edward Martin R-PA voted no
- Francis John Myers D-PA voted no
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA voted no
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- John James Williams R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- William Bradley Umstead D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- William Crosson Feazel D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
Did not vote
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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