Senate roll call 134 · 76th Congress · Mar 11, 1940
To amend S. 3046, by limiting the political activities of officers of corporations benefiting in any manner from tariffs, excise taxes, or import quotas; office
On Mar 11, 1940, the Senate voted 31–53 (S 3046). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 31–31, Republicans 0–23, Others 1–2, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 31 members voted against their own party.
During the 76th Congress (1939–1940), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Mar 11, 1940
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 31 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 23 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted no
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- 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
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-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
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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