Senate roll call 166 · 77th Congress · Sep 30, 1942
To amend S.J. RES. 161, by providing for the stabilization of prices, wages and salaries by legislative enactment and in the process would eliminate the discret
On Sep 30, 1942, the Senate voted 15–65 (SJR 161). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–42, Republicans 2–21, Independents 0–1, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 15 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
- 15
- No
- 65
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Sep 30, 1942
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 42 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 21 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- George Lloyd Spencer D-AR voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Lloyd Spencer D-AR
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
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
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- 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
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- 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
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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