To amend H.R. 5417, by reducing the tax on slot machines from $200 to $50.

On Sep 4, 1941, the Senate voted 40–22 (HR 5417). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 32–14, Republicans 9–8, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 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: 40
No: 22
Did not vote: 27
Date: Sep 4, 1941

By party

Democrats32 yes · 14 no · 20 didn’t vote
Republicans9 yes · 8 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted no
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted no
Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted no
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted no
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no

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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