Senate roll call 127 · 76th Congress · Feb 26, 1940
To amend H.R. 8319, appropriations for the departments of state, commerce, justice, and for the judiciary, by striking "bureau of interparliamentary union for p
On Feb 26, 1940, the Senate voted 43–27 (HR 8319). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–20, Republicans 14–6, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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
- 43
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Feb 26, 1940
By party
- Democrats29 yes · 20 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 6 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted no
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted no
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- James John Davis R-PA voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- 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
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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