To agree to conference report on S. 2009, a bill relating to the regulation of interstate carriers.

On Sep 9, 1940, the Senate voted 59–15 (S 2009). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 51–14, Republicans 17–4, Others 1–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 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: 59
No: 15
Did not vote: 12
Date: Sep 9, 1940

By party

Democrats51 yes · 14 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 4 no · 4 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
John Elvis Miller D-AR voted no
Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To agree to conference report on S. 2009, a…: Senate Vote, Sep 9, 1940,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/76-S-244/to-agree-to-conference-report-on-s-2009-a (accessed 2026-10-17).