Senate roll call 261 · 76th Congress · Oct 2, 1940
To agree to conference report on S. 162 a bill to protect producers, manufacturers, distributors, and consumers from the unrevealed presence of substitutes and
On Oct 2, 1940, the Senate voted 31–18 (S 162). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 30–18, Republicans 8–10, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 31
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Oct 2, 1940
By party
- Democrats30 yes · 18 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 10 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- John Thomas R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- 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
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- 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
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- 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
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- 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
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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