Senate roll call 250 · 76th Congress · Sep 13, 1940
Conference report on S. 4164 compulsory selective military service, to recommit S. 4164 to the conference committee with instruction to the conferees on the par
On Sep 13, 1940, the Senate voted 37–33 (S 4164). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 34–26, Republicans 5–13, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 31 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
- 37
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Sep 13, 1940
By party
- Democrats34 yes · 26 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 13 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted no
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted no
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted no
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- 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
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- 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
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- 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
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
Voted present
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- 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
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
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