To recommit H.R. 1203 to the committee on the judiciary.

On Sep 17, 1943, the Senate voted 12–48 (HR 1203). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 2–34, Republicans 12–14. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 14 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: 12
No: 48
Did not vote: 34
Date: Sep 17, 1943

By party

Democrats2 yes · 34 no · 20 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 14 no · 13 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
John Thomas R-ID voted yes
Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
William Langer R-ND voted yes
Charles William Tobey R-NH voted yes
Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted yes
Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted yes
James John Davis R-PA voted yes
George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted yes

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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