Senate roll call 233 · 76th Congress · Aug 26, 1940
To amend S. 4164 by adding the following: "persons inducted into the land or naval forces of the United States for training and service under this act shall no
On Aug 26, 1940, the Senate voted 32–39 (S 4164). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 23–34, Republicans 10–9, Others 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 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
- 32
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Aug 26, 1940
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 34 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 9 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others3 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
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- James Michael Slattery D-IL voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN 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
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- 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
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- 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
- 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
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- 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
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- 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
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas 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
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Voted present
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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