Senate roll call 185 · 84th Congress · Jul 9, 1956
S. 3449. Increase airline subsidies by providing that certain capital gains from sale of flight equipment if reinvested in new equipment, will not be counted a
On Jul 9, 1956, the Senate voted 22–62 (S 3449). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 7–39, Republicans 18–25, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 25 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
- 22
- No
- 62
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jul 9, 1956
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 39 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 25 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted yes
- William Fife Knowland R-CA voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted yes
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA voted yes
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted yes
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN voted yes
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
- Edward John Thye R-MN voted yes
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY voted yes
- Edward Martin R-PA voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT voted yes
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- John James Williams R-DE
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- William Langer R-ND
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Edward Martin R-PA
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
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
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Robert Humphreys 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
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- William Kerr Scott D-NC
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- George Harrison Bender R-OH
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse I-OR
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Thomas Albert Wofford 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
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Ralph Edward Flanders 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
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
Did not vote
Other votes
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