Senate roll call 227 · 76th Congress · Aug 8, 1940
To recommit S.J.RES. 286 to the committee on military affairs with instructions to limit the service of men conscripted under this act to the "continental unite
On Aug 8, 1940, the Senate voted 31–45 (SJR 286). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–38, Republicans 13–9, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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
- 31
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Aug 8, 1940
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 38 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 9 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID 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
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler 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
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD 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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-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
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye 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
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- William John Bulow D-SD
- 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
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- 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
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- 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
- 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
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- 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
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Carter Glass D-VA
- 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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