Senate roll call 52 · 84th Congress · Jun 2, 1955
S. 2090. Mutual security act of 1955. Passed. (see CQ 71.)
On Jun 2, 1955, the Senate voted 59–18 (S 2090). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 37–8, Republicans 32–13, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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
- 18
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jun 2, 1955
By party
- Democrats37 yes · 8 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans32 yes · 13 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
- John James Williams R-DE voted no
- Joseph Allen Frear Jr. D-DE voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted no
- Herman Welker R-ID voted no
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- William Langer R-ND voted no
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted no
- George Wilson Malone R-NV voted no
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK voted no
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted no
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD voted no
- Marion Price Daniel D-TX voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI voted no
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY voted no
The bill
S. 2090: A bill to amend the Mutual Security Act of 1954, and for other purposes.
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- William Arthur Purtell R-CT
- 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
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Earle C. Clements D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Frederick George Payne R-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Charles Edward Potter R-MI
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Edward John Thye R-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- 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
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Herbert Henry Lehman D-NY
- Irving McNeil Ives R-NY
- George Harrison Bender R-OH
- John William Bricker R-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse I-OR
- Edward Martin R-PA
- James Henderson Duff R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX
- Arthur Vivian Watkins R-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Ralph Edward Flanders R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- 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
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- George Wilson Malone R-NV
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Marion Price Daniel D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Joseph Raymond Mccarthy R-WI
- Frank Aloysius Barrett R-WY
Voted present
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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