Senate roll call 154 · 84th Congress · May 18, 1956
HR. 10875. Revised farm bill. Reconsideration of williams amendment, CQ 65. Rejected.
On May 18, 1956, the Senate voted 28–43 (HR 10875). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 26–18, Democrats 8–31, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 members voted against their own party.
During the 84th Congress (1955–1956), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- May 18, 1956
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 31 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans26 yes · 18 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted no
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted no
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted no
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA voted no
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted no
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
- James Glenn Beall R-MD voted no
- John Marshall Butler R-MD voted no
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI voted yes
- Edward John Thye R-MN voted no
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted yes
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- George Harrison Bender R-OH voted no
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR voted yes
- James Henderson Duff R-PA voted no
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT voted no
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted no
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse I-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- William Kerr Scott D-NC
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- George Harrison Bender R-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Thomas Albert Wofford D-SC
- 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
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- William Ramsey Laird III D-WV
Voted present
Did not vote
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Robert Humphreys D-KY
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “HR. 10875. Revised farm bill…: Senate Vote, May 18, 1956,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/84-S-154/hr-10875-revised-farm-bill-reconsideration-of-williams-amendment (accessed 2026-10-17).