Senate roll call 181 · 76th Congress · Apr 24, 1940
To amend H.R. 6264 by authorizing the construction of the umatilla dam on the columbia river.
On Apr 24, 1940, the Senate voted 33–36 (HR 6264). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 21–29, Republicans 10–8, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 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
- 33
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Apr 24, 1940
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 29 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 8 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted no
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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