Senate roll call 171 · 76th Congress · Apr 12, 1940
To pass S.RES. 257, a resolution to refer the bill S. 2585, entitled "a bill to reimburse the cotton cooperative associations for losses occasioned by the feder
On Apr 12, 1940, the Senate voted 34–29 (SRE 257). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–25, Republicans 14–6, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 30 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
- 29
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Apr 12, 1940
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 25 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 6 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted yes
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- John Thomas R-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- 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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
Voted present
Did not vote
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring 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
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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