Senate roll call 266 · 83rd Congress · Dec 1, 1954
S. RES. 301. Bridges amend. To the effect that no rule or precedent was violated by MC carthy in failing to accept an invitation to appear before a subcommitte
On Dec 1, 1954, the Senate voted 20–68 (SRE 301). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–46, Republicans 22–23, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 members voted against their own party.
During the 83rd Congress (1953–1954), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 68
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Dec 1, 1954
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 46 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 23 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted yes
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted yes
- Herman Welker R-ID voted yes
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN voted yes
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS voted yes
- John Marshall Butler R-MD voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Hazel Hempel Abel R-NE voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Ernest S. Brown R-NV voted yes
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted yes
- John William Bricker R-OH voted yes
- Edward Martin R-PA voted yes
- James Henderson Duff R-PA voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hazel Hempel Abel R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Ernest S. Brown R-NV
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Edward Martin R-PA
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
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
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- William Kerr Scott D-NC
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Robert Clymer Hendrickson R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- Thomas A. Burke D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse I-OR
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Charles Ezra Daniel D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Marion Price Daniel D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Alton Asa Lennon D-NC
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Willis Smith D-NC
- Dwight Palmer Griswold R-NE
- Eva Kelly Bowring R-NE
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Samuel Williams Reynolds R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Robert William Upton R-NH
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Edward David Crippa R-WY
- Lester Callaway Hunt D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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