Senate roll call 212 · 80th Congress · Jun 9, 1948
S 2655. Morse amend. Decreasing the involuntary induction term of servicemen from 24 to 18 monthe.
On Jun 9, 1948, the Senate voted 22–66 (S 2655). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 18–29, Democrats 5–38. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 23 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
- 22
- No
- 66
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Jun 9, 1948
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 38 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 29 no
Who broke with their party
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- George Allison Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted yes
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted yes
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman 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
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- 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
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- William Bradley Umstead D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- 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
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
Did not vote
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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