Senate roll call 136 · 76th Congress · Mar 12, 1940
To amend S. 3046, by bringing about cooperation between state laws and federal laws instead of coercion under federal law as was the case under the original hat
On Mar 12, 1940, the Senate voted 34–47 (S 3046). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 38–26, Republicans 0–23, Others 1–2, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 34
- No
- 47
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Mar 12, 1940
By party
- Democrats38 yes · 26 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 23 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- 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
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- 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
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- 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
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Morris Sheppard 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
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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