The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
S RES 179. RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT, USE, AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY. BARKLEY AMEND. PROVIDING FOR MEMBERSHIP OF 11.
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
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- This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
What was on the floor
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How each state's senators voted
In 24 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 11 every one voted no; 11 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.
- All yes
- All no
- Split
- No yes or no vote
- Alaska: no member on this roll call
- Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
- Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Hampshire: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Washington: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Idaho: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
- Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
- New York: 1 yes, 1 no
- Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
- Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
- Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
- Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
- South Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
- Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
- Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
- Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
- Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
- California: 1 yes, 1 no
- Utah: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
- Nebraska: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
- Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
- West Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
- Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Mexico: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
- Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
- North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
- South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
- Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
- Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Florida: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.
Alabama 1 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- John Hollis Bankhead II (Democrat) — PRESENT
- John Jackson Sparkman (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Joseph Lister Hill (Democrat) — YEA
Arkansas 1 yes, 1 no
Arizona 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
California 1 yes, 1 no
Colorado 1 yes, 1 no
Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no
Delaware 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Florida 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Oscar Andrews (Democrat) — YEA
- Claude Denson Pepper (Democrat) — PRESENT
Georgia 2 yes, 0 no
Iowa 0 yes, 2 no
Idaho 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Glen Hearst Taylor (Democrat) — YEA
- John Thomas (Republican) — PRESENT
Illinois 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Wayland Brooks (Republican) — PRESENT
- Scott Wike Lucas (Democrat) — YEA
Indiana 1 yes, 1 no
Kansas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arthur Capper (Republican) — YEA
- Clyde Martin Reed (Republican) — PRESENT
Kentucky 2 yes, 0 no
Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no
Massachusetts 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- David Ignatius Walsh (Democrat) — PRESENT
- Leverett Saltonstall (Republican) — YEA
Maryland 2 yes, 0 no
Maine 1 yes, 1 no
Michigan 2 yes, 0 no
Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no
Missouri 1 yes, 1 no
Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no
Montana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler (Democrat) — PRESENT
- James Edward Murray (Democrat) — YEA
North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no
North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Milton Ruben Young (Republican) — NAY
- William Langer (Republican) — PRESENT
Nebraska 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
New Hampshire 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Charles William Tobey (Republican) — PRESENT
- Henry Styles Bridges (Republican) — PRESENT
New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no
New Mexico 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Carl Atwood Hatch (Democrat) — PRESENT
- Dennis Chavez (Democrat) — NAY
Nevada 1 yes, 1 no
New York 1 yes, 1 no
Ohio 1 yes, 1 no
Oklahoma 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Oregon 0 yes, 2 no
Pennsylvania 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Francis John Myers (Democrat) — PRESENT
- Joseph F. Guffey (Democrat) — YEA
Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no
South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no
South Dakota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no
Texas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Thomas Terry Connally (Democrat) — YEA
- Wilbert Lee O'Daniel (Democrat) — PRESENT
Utah 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Virginia 1 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Absalom Willis Robertson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Carter Glass (Democrat) — PRESENT
- Harry Flood Byrd (Democrat) — YEA
Vermont 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Washington 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell (Democrat) — PRESENT
- Warren Grant Magnuson (Democrat) — PRESENT
Wisconsin 0 yes, 2 no
West Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Wyoming 1 yes, 1 no
Every vote, by name — 98 members
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