To instruct the Senate conferees upon S. 4164, selective compulsory military service bill, (1) not to agree to any change in the provision of the bill as it pas

On Sep 9, 1940, the Senate voted 23–44 (S 4164). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–40, Republicans 10–9, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 23
No: 44
Did not vote: 20
Date: Sep 9, 1940

By party

Democrats15 yes · 40 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans10 yes · 9 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted no
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
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
Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
James John Davis R-PA voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT voted no
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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