Senate roll call 149 · 76th Congress · Mar 19, 1940
To agree to conference report on H. R. 8641, first deficiency appropriation.
On Mar 19, 1940, the Senate voted 25–44 (HR 8641). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 23–27, Republicans 4–14, Others 0–3, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 27 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
- 25
- No
- 44
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Mar 19, 1940
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 27 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 14 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- 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
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- 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
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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