To amend H.R. 5417, by reducing the total exemption provisions of the estate taxes.

On Sep 4, 1941, the Senate voted 19–47 (HR 5417). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–39, Republicans 7–12, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 20 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: 19
No: 47
Did not vote: 24
Date: Sep 4, 1941

By party

Democrats13 yes · 39 no · 17 didn’t vote
Republicans7 yes · 12 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
William Langer R-ND voted yes
William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted yes
Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV voted yes
Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted yes
George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
Joseph Rosier D-WV voted yes
Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted yes
Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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