Senate roll call 180 · 76th Congress · Apr 24, 1940
To amend H.R. 6264, river and harbor authorizations, by authorizing a waterway connecting the tombigbee and tennessee rivers.
On Apr 24, 1940, the Senate voted 17–56 (HR 6264). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–38, Republicans 2–20, Others 0–3, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 19 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
- 17
- No
- 56
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Apr 24, 1940
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 38 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 20 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- Key Pittman D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- 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 Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- 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
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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