Senate roll call 125 · 78th Congress · Jan 17, 1944
To amend H.R. 3687, by suspending for the duration of the war the 10 cents per pound tax on colored oleomargarine.
On Jan 17, 1944, the Senate voted 23–55 (HR 3687). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–24, Republicans 1–34, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 23 members voted against their own party.
During the 78th Congress (1943–1944), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jan 17, 1944
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 24 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans1 yes · 34 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Burnet Rhett Maybank 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
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
How each senator voted: No
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- 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
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Arthur Walsh D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Samuel Dillon Jackson D-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Sinclair Weeks R-MA
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wilton Earle Hall D-SC
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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