Senate roll call 110 · 77th Congress · Jan 28, 1942
To amend S. 2208, a bill extending war powers, by adding, "provided further, however, that such purchased directly from the treasury shall not have a maturity o
On Jan 28, 1942, the Senate voted 25–51 (S 2208). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–47, Republicans 17–2, Independents 0–1, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 77th Congress (1941–1942), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Jan 28, 1942
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 47 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 2 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- John Thomas R-ID voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- George Lloyd Spencer D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alva Moore Lumpkin D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Roger Craft Peace D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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