Senate roll call 142 · 76th Congress · Mar 15, 1940
To amend S. 3046 by placing restrictions on the political activities of state employees similar to those invoked against federal employees. The amendment provi
On Mar 15, 1940, the Senate voted 47–30 (S 3046). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 25–32, Republicans 23–0, Others 2–1, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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
- 47
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Mar 15, 1940
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 32 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- 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
- 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
- Burton Kendall Wheeler 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
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- 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
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas 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
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- 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
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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