Senate roll call 156 · 76th Congress · Mar 22, 1940
To amend H.R. 8202, by adding the stipulation: "that no part of the amount herein appropriated shall be available for making total conditional payments in exce
On Mar 22, 1940, the Senate voted 27–37 (HR 8202). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–33, Republicans 9–9, Others 1–1. 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
- 27
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Mar 22, 1940
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 33 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 9 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William John Bulow D-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
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- 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
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
Did not vote
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
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