Senate roll call 162 · 77th Congress · Sep 29, 1942
To amend S.J. RES. 161, relating to the stabilization of the cost of living, by guaranteeing the farmer's cost of production under this legislation.
On Sep 29, 1942, the Senate voted 48–43 (SJR 161). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 31–32, Republicans 15–14, Independents 1–0, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 45 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
- 48
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Sep 29, 1942
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 32 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 14 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- George Lloyd Spencer D-AR voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted no
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Wall Doxey D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted no
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- George Lloyd Spencer D-AR
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler 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
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Alva Moore Lumpkin D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Roger Craft Peace D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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