HR. 6659. Omnibus housing bill of 1957. Amendment to reduce authorizations in bill and limit urban renewal to two years. Accepted. Yea supports President's

On May 28, 1957, the Senate voted 67–11 (HR 6659). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 33–11, Republicans 40–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 members voted against their own party.

During the 85th Congress (1957–1958), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 67
No: 11
Did not vote: 6
Date: May 28, 1957

By party

Democrats33 yes · 11 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans40 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Albert Carroll D-CO voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI voted no
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted no
James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
Irving McNeil Ives R-NY voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Richard Lewis Neuberger D-OR voted no
Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR voted no
John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted no
Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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