Senate roll call 137 · 78th Congress · Feb 4, 1944
To amend S. 1612, by allowing all soldiers to vote irrespective of age.
On Feb 4, 1944, the Senate voted 19–67 (S 1612). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–45, Republicans 8–24, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 19 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
- 19
- No
- 67
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Feb 4, 1944
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 45 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 24 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- John Thomas R-ID voted yes
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- 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
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Samuel Dillon Jackson D-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-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
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Arthur Walsh D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Sinclair Weeks R-MA
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wilton Earle Hall D-SC
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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