Senate roll call 217 · 76th Congress · Jun 19, 1940
To amend H.R. 10039 by prohibiting any retroactive taxation of state employees engaged by United States government under the provisions of the taxation law pass
On Jun 19, 1940, the Senate voted 34–44 (HR 10039). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–48, Republicans 19–1, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 44
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jun 19, 1940
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 48 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- 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
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-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
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- 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
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- 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
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Michael Mead 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
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Voted present
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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