Senate roll call 225 · 76th Congress · Aug 7, 1940
To amend S.J.RES. 286, active service of national guard, reserve, and retired personnel, by adding the following: "any person now subject to the provisions of s
On Aug 7, 1940, the Senate voted 36–47 (SJR 286). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 20–39, Republicans 16–7, Others 2–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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
- 36
- No
- 47
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Aug 7, 1940
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 39 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT voted no
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
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
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- 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
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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