Senate roll call 157 · 76th Congress · Mar 29, 1940
To amend H.J.RES. 407, extension of reciprocal trade agreements act, by adding the following provisions: "no foreign trade agreement hereafter entered into unde
On Mar 29, 1940, the Senate voted 41–44 (HJR 407). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 20–48, Republicans 23–0, Others 3–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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
- 41
- No
- 44
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Mar 29, 1940
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 48 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- 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
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
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
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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