Senate roll call 243 · 76th Congress · Sep 9, 1940
To decide a point of order concerning the question of whether the conderence committee had exceeded its authority in modifying S. 2009, a bill relating to the r
On Sep 9, 1940, the Senate voted 23–51 (S 2009). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–42, Republicans 4–17, Others 1–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 26 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
- 23
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Sep 9, 1940
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 42 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- 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
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- 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
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- 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
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- 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
Did not vote
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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