Senate roll call 105 · 77th Congress · Jan 14, 1942
To pass S. RES. 216, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate against any decentralization of government agencies as proposed by the bureau of the budget
On Jan 14, 1942, the Senate voted 26–33 (SRE 216). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–28, Republicans 16–5, Independents 0–1, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.
During the 77th Congress (1941–1942), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 38
- Date
- Jan 14, 1942
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 28 no · 31 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Alva Moore Lumpkin D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Roger Craft Peace D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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