Senate roll call 190 · 76th Congress · May 21, 1940
To amend H.R. 9209 by inserting "for the acquisition of land for utah general depot, as authorized by the act of july 2, 1917, as amended (50 U.S.c. 171), $213,
On May 21, 1940, the Senate voted 37–29 (HR 9209). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–21, Republicans 8–8, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 37
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- May 21, 1940
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 21 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 8 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted no
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC 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
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- James Michael Slattery 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
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
Did not vote
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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