Senate roll call 182 · 76th Congress · Apr 24, 1940
To pass H.R. 6264.
On Apr 24, 1940, the Senate voted 40–29 (HR 6264). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 42–20, Republicans 8–11, Others 2–1, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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
- 40
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Apr 24, 1940
By party
- Democrats42 yes · 20 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 11 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted no
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY 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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- 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
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.