HR 6444. Bill for the relief of sundry claimants. Motion to strike out title II (HR 657)

On Mar 18, 1952, the House voted 147–184 (HR 6444). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–151, Republicans 129–33, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 50 members voted against their own party.

During the 82nd Congress (1951–1952), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 147
No: 184
Did not vote: 16
Date: Mar 18, 1952

By party

Democrats17 yes · 151 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans129 yes · 33 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Hubert Baxter Scudder R-CA voted no
Ernest King Bramblett R-CA voted no
Patrick Jerome Hillings R-CA voted no
Gordon Leo Mcdonough R-CA voted no
William Silas Hill R-CO voted no
John Edgar Chenoweth R-CO voted no
Edward Eugene Cox D-GA voted yes
Elijah Lewis Forrester D-GA voted yes
James Curran Davis D-GA voted yes
Fred Ernst Busbey R-IL voted no
Chauncey William Reed R-IL voted no
Shepard J. Crumpacker Jr. R-IN voted no
Angier Louis Goodwin R-MA voted no
Fred Lewis Crawford R-MI voted no
Ruth Thompson R-MI voted no
John Bonifas Bennett R-MI voted no
George Anthony Dondero R-MI voted no
Walter Henry Judd R-MN voted no
Harold Christian Hagen R-MN voted no
Dewey Jackson Short R-MO voted no
John Elliott Rankin D-MS voted yes
Richard Thurmond Chatham D-NC voted yes
Carl Thomas Durham D-NC voted yes
Frank Ertel Carlyle D-NC voted yes
Robert Lee Doughton D-NC voted yes
Hamilton Chamberlain Jones D-NC voted yes
Woodrow Wilson Jones D-NC voted yes
Monroe Minor Redden D-NC voted yes
Usher Lloyd Burdick R-ND voted no
Charles Henry Elston R-OH voted no
William Moore Mcculloch R-OH voted no
Walter Ellsworth Brehm R-OH voted no
Robert Thompson Secrest D-OH voted yes
John Jarman D-OK voted yes
Lowell Stockman R-OR voted no
Homer Daniel Angell R-OR voted no
Mathew Harris Ellsworth R-OR voted no
Benjamin Franklin James R-PA voted no
Ivor David Fenton R-PA voted no
Richard Murray Simpson R-PA voted no
Leon Harry Gavin R-PA voted no
Louis Edward Graham R-PA voted no
Robert James Corbett R-PA voted no
Albert Thomas D-TX voted yes
Watkins Moorman Abbitt D-VA voted yes
Clarence Godber Burton D-VA voted yes
Howard Worth Smith D-VA voted yes
Russell Vernon Mack R-WA voted no
Otis Halbert Holmes R-WA voted no
Gardner Robert Withrow 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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Capitol Receipts, “HR 6444. Bill for the relief of sundry…: House Vote, Mar 18, 1952,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/82-H-122/hr-6444-bill-for-the-relief-of-sundry-claimants (accessed 2026-10-17).