Senate roll call 188 · 76th Congress · May 14, 1940
To pass H.CON.RES. 60, a concurrent resolution declaring that the Congress does not favor the reorganization plan no. IV transmitted to Congress by the presiden
On May 14, 1940, the Senate voted 34–46 (HCR 60). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–49, Republicans 21–0, Others 2–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
- 34
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- May 14, 1940
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 49 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- 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
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- 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
- 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
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- 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
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
Other votes
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