Senate roll call 134 · 77th Congress · May 20, 1942
To amend H.R. 6709, by providing "that the foregoing proviso shall not apply to the sale or other disposition of any agricultural commodity to or by the agricul
On May 20, 1942, the Senate voted 25–55 (HR 6709). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 21–39, Republicans 6–18, Independents 0–1, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 27 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
- 25
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- May 20, 1942
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 39 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 18 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted yes
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted yes
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- George Lloyd Spencer D-AR
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- 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
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Alva Moore Lumpkin D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Roger Craft Peace D-SC
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
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