Senate roll call 119 · 76th Congress · Feb 6, 1940
To amend H.R. 7922 by reducing the appropriation for contract stenographic reporting services, fees and mileage of witnesses of the civil aeronautics authority
On Feb 6, 1940, the Senate voted 39–30 (HR 7922). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–21, Republicans 11–7, Others 0–2, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 members voted against their own party.
During the 76th Congress (1939–1940), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 39
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Feb 6, 1940
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 21 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 7 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted no
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted no
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted no
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
- James John Davis R-PA voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted no
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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