Senate roll call 146 · 76th Congress · Mar 18, 1940
To amend S. 3046 by providing that as of the date of the passage of the act that all federal employees affected by the so-called hatch act would enjoy all the r
On Mar 18, 1940, the Senate voted 24–57 (S 3046). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 24–37, Republicans 0–23, Others 2–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 24
- No
- 57
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Mar 18, 1940
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 37 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 23 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no
- Independents0 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
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted yes
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- James Francis Byrnes 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
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- 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
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- 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
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- 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
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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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