To amend H.R. 7079 by providing that "after the date of enactment of this act, the salary of the judge of the district court of the virgin islands of the united

On Apr 16, 1940, the Senate voted 49–17 (HR 7079). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–13, Republicans 13–5, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 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: 49
No: 17
Did not vote: 23
Date: Apr 16, 1940

By party

Democrats36 yes · 13 no · 17 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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