Senate roll call 194 · 78th Congress · Jun 20, 1944
To amend H.R. 4879 by adding the following proviso: "provided further, that no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be used to pay the compensation of an
On Jun 20, 1944, the Senate voted 22–31 (HR 4879). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–26, Republicans 7–9, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 22
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 35
- Date
- Jun 20, 1944
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 26 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 9 no · 21 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
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted yes
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted yes
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Samuel Dillon Jackson D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Arthur Walsh D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Sinclair Weeks R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wilton Earle Hall D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 4879 by adding the following…: Senate Vote, Jun 20, 1944,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/78-S-194/to-amend-h-r-4879-by-adding-the-following (accessed 2026-10-17).