S 2269. Act to provide for the enlistment of aliens in the regular army. Passage.

On Jun 22, 1950, the House voted 201–84 (S 2269). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 128–53, Republicans 83–41, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 94 members voted against their own party.

During the 81st Congress (1949–1950), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 201
No: 84
Did not vote: 15
Date: Jun 22, 1950

By party

Democrats128 yes · 53 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans83 yes · 41 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

George McInvale Grant D-AL voted no
George William Andrews D-AL voted no
Albert McKinley Rains D-AL voted no
Laurie Calvin Battle D-AL voted no
Ezekiel Candler Gathings D-AR voted no
Boyd Anderson Tackett D-AR voted no
William Frank Norrell D-AR voted no
Oren Harris D-AR voted no
Harold Ambrose Patten D-AZ voted no
Helen Gahagan Douglas D-CA voted no
John Albert Carroll D-CO voted no
William Silas Hill R-CO voted no
Chase Going Woodhouse D-CT voted no
Dwight Laing Rogers D-FL voted no
Stephen Pace D-GA voted no
James Curran Davis D-GA voted no
Harold Royce Gross R-IA voted no
James Isaac Dolliver R-IA voted no
Charles Bernard Hoeven R-IA voted no
Barratt O'Hara D-IL voted no
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted no
Richard William Hoffman R-IL voted no
Chester Anton Chesney D-IL voted no
Edgar Allan Jonas R-IL voted no
Chauncey William Reed R-IL voted no
Noah Morgan Mason R-IL voted no
Leo Elwood Allen R-IL voted no
Rolla Coral Mcmillen R-IL voted no
Edward Halsey Jenison R-IL voted no
Charles Wesley Vursell R-IL voted no
Cecil William (Runt) Bishop R-IL voted no
Edward H. Kruse D-IN voted no
Ralph Harvey R-IN voted no
Albert McDonald Cole R-KS voted no
Errett Power Scrivner R-KS voted no
Edward Herbert Rees R-KS voted no
Wint Smith R-KS voted no
Noble Jones Gregory D-KY voted no
Frank Leslie Chelf D-KY voted no
James Stephen Golden R-KY voted no
Edwin Edward Willis D-LA voted no
Otto Ernest Passman D-LA voted no
Henry Dominique Larcade Jr. D-LA voted no
Asa Leonard Allen D-LA voted no
Donald William Nicholson R-MA voted no
Clare Eugene Hoffman R-MI voted no
John Bonifas Bennett R-MI voted no
Joseph Patrick O'Hara R-MN voted no
Roy William Wier D-MN voted no
Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN voted no
Herman Carl Andersen R-MN voted no
John Anton Blatnik D-MN voted no
Harold Christian Hagen R-MN voted no
John Elliott Rankin D-MS voted no
Jamie Lloyd Whitten D-MS voted no
Thomas Gerstle Abernethy D-MS voted no
William Arthur Winstead D-MS voted no
John Bell Williams D-MS voted no
Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted no
Wesley Abner D'Ewart R-MT voted no
Graham Arthur Barden D-NC voted no
Frank Ertel Carlyle D-NC voted no
Charles Bennett Deane D-NC voted no
Hamilton Chamberlain Jones D-NC voted no
Robert Winthrop Kean R-NJ voted no
Edward Joseph Hart D-NJ voted no
William Kingsland Macy R-NY voted no
John James Rooney D-NY voted no
Donald Lawrence O'Toole D-NY voted no
Daniel Alden Reed R-NY voted no
Cliff Clevenger R-OH voted no
Frederick Cleveland Smith R-OH voted no
Robert Thompson Secrest D-OH voted no
Wayne Levere Hays D-OH voted no
Frances Payne Bolton R-OH voted no
Homer Daniel Angell R-OR voted no
Mathew Harris Ellsworth R-OR voted no
Robert Fleming Rich R-PA voted no
Thomas Jefferson Murray D-TN voted no
John William Wright Patman D-TX voted no

And 14 more.

The bill

S. 2269: A bill to provide for the enlistment of aliens in the Regular Army

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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