Senate roll call 62 · 77th Congress · Aug 7, 1941
To amend S.J. RES. 95, by raising monthly base pay of enlisted men of the army, and of inductees, by 25 percent.
On Aug 7, 1941, the Senate voted 36–37 (SJR 95). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 24–29, Republicans 13–8, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 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
- 36
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Aug 7, 1941
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 29 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 8 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted no
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted no
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA voted yes
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- 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
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- 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
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Roger Craft Peace D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
Voted present
Did not vote
- George Lloyd Spencer D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- George William Norris I-NE
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alva Moore Lumpkin D-SC
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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