Senate roll call 97 · 82nd Congress · Jul 11, 1951
HR 3790. Ferguson amend. Respecting funds for construction and rehabilitation, bureau of reclamation, to reduce funds for operation of all-american canal by $1
On Jul 11, 1951, the Senate voted 26–47 (HR 3790). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–30, Republicans 19–20. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 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
- 26
- No
- 47
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jul 11, 1951
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 30 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 20 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted yes
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted yes
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted yes
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD voted yes
- John Marshall Butler R-MD voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
- Arthur Edson Blair Moody D-MI voted yes
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted yes
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted yes
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted yes
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ voted yes
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted yes
- John William Bricker R-OH voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT voted yes
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Herbert Romulus O'Conor D-MD
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Arthur Edson Blair Moody D-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Richard Milhous Nixon R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- James Preston Kem R-MO
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Zales Nelson Ecton R-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Pulliam Cain R-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY
Voted present
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- William Benton D-CT
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Thomas Rust Underwood D-KY
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Willis Smith D-NC
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Edward Martin R-PA
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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