Senate roll call 95 · 77th Congress · Dec 18, 1941
To amend S. 2126, extension of military service and registration of manpower, by raising the lower age limit for selective service from 19 to 21, (this pertain
On Dec 18, 1941, the Senate voted 33–49 (S 2126). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–44, Republicans 16–11, Independents 1–0, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 30 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
- 33
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Dec 18, 1941
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 44 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 11 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- John Thomas R-ID voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- Joseph Rosier D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Alva Moore Lumpkin D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Roger Craft Peace D-SC
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
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