Senate roll call 203 · 76th Congress · Jun 12, 1940
To amend H.J.RES. 544, appropriations for work relief and relief by giving the President the authority to authorize "elementary military training" in c.c.c. Cam
On Jun 12, 1940, the Senate voted 35–47 (HJR 544). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 26–36, Republicans 12–10, Others 0–3, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 36 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
- 35
- No
- 47
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jun 12, 1940
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 36 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 10 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted no
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- John Thomas R-ID voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- James John Davis R-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- 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
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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