Senate roll call 195 · 76th Congress · May 27, 1940
To amend S. 1970, a bill to eliminate oppressive labor practices, by adding the following: "nothing in this act shall prohibit any employer of labor from himse
On May 27, 1940, the Senate voted 29–32 (S 1970). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 21–25, Republicans 9–5, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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
- 29
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- May 27, 1940
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 25 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- James Michael Slattery D-IL voted yes
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Voted present
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- John Thomas R-ID
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Did not vote
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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