To amend H.R. 960 by requiring the holding of wide-open public competitive civil-service examinations for all the positions in all the categories that are to be

On Sep 26, 1940, the Senate voted 17–48 (HR 960). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–45, Republicans 10–6, Others 0–2, Independents 0–1. 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: 17
No: 48
Did not vote: 17
Date: Sep 26, 1940

By party

Democrats10 yes · 45 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans10 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted yes
Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
James John Davis R-PA voted no
Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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