Senate roll call 241 · 76th Congress · Aug 28, 1940
To amend S. 4164 by deferring conscription until january 1, 1941, while a campaign for volunteers proceeds under presidential proclamation.
On Aug 28, 1940, the Senate voted 35–50 (S 4164). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–46, Republicans 12–11, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 33 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
- 35
- No
- 50
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Aug 28, 1940
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 46 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 11 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ 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
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted no
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT 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
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- 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 Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas 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
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- 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
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- 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
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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