Senate roll call 226 · 76th Congress · Aug 8, 1940
To amend S.J.RES. 286, by limiting the service of the men brought into the national service by this act to the continental United States and other territories a
On Aug 8, 1940, the Senate voted 38–39 (SJR 286). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 26–35, Republicans 13–9, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 35 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
- 38
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Aug 8, 1940
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 35 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 9 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- James Michael Slattery D-IL voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
- James John Davis R-PA voted no
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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