Senate roll call 116 · 77th Congress · Feb 25, 1942
To amend S. 2255, a bill relating to the disposition of agricultural commodities by the commodity credit corp., by providing that the commodity credit corporati
On Feb 25, 1942, the Senate voted 24–48 (S 2255). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–38, Republicans 10–16, Independents 0–1, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 28 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
- 24
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Feb 25, 1942
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 38 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 16 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted yes
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted yes
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted yes
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted yes
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA voted yes
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- 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
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- George Lloyd Spencer D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Alva Moore Lumpkin D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Roger Craft Peace D-SC
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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