Senate roll call 209 · 84th Congress · Jul 24, 1956
HR. 12130. Foreign aid appropriations. Motion to suspend Senate rule to permit an amendment of a legislative nature to an appropriation bill. Two-thirds majo
On Jul 24, 1956, the Senate voted 59–33 (HR 12130). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 28–19, Republicans 32–14, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 33 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
- 59
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jul 24, 1956
By party
- Democrats28 yes · 19 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans32 yes · 14 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT voted no
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted no
- Robert Humphreys D-KY voted no
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA voted no
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
- James Glenn Beall R-MD voted no
- Frederick George Payne R-ME voted no
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI voted no
- Edward John Thye R-MN voted no
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted no
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted no
- George Harrison Bender R-OH voted no
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK voted no
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR voted no
- James Henderson Duff R-PA voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted no
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN voted no
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT voted no
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT voted no
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- 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
- Herman Welker R-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- William Kerr Scott D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Wayne Lyman Morse I-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Thomas Albert Wofford D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Marion Price Daniel D-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- William Ramsey Laird III D-WV
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Robert Humphreys D-KY
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- George Harrison Bender R-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Voted present
Did not vote
Other votes
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