Senate roll call 112 · 81st Congress · Jun 15, 1949
HR 5060. Appropriations for the legislative branch. Bridges amend. Providing for the construction and equipment of an additional Senate office building at a co
On Jun 15, 1949, the Senate voted 29–52 (HR 5060). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–33, Republicans 17–23. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 30 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
- 29
- No
- 52
- Date
- Jun 15, 1949
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 33 no
- Republicans17 yes · 23 no
Who broke with their party
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted yes
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted yes
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN voted yes
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
- Edward John Thye R-MN voted yes
- James Preston Kem R-MO voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT voted yes
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted yes
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted yes
- John William Bricker R-OH voted yes
- Guy Cordon R-OR voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted yes
- Edward Martin R-PA voted yes
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA voted yes
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- James Howard Mcgrath D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Garrett Lee Withers D-KY
- Virgil Munday Chapman D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Frank Porter Graham D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-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
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY
Voted present
- Richard Milhous Nixon R-CA
- Raymond Earl Baldwin R-CT
- William Benton D-CT
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Bert Henry Miller D-ID
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Harry Darby R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Joseph Melville Broughton D-NC
- Willis Smith D-NC
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- John Foster Dulles R-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Edward Laurence Leahy D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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