To suspend the rules and allow senator la follette to offer an amendment which makes legislation to H.R. 6709, the agriculture department appropriations bill.

On May 20, 1942, the Senate voted 20–48 (HR 6709). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–42, Republicans 7–10, Independents 1–0, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 19 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: 20
No: 48
Did not vote: 29
Date: May 20, 1942

By party

Democrats12 yes · 42 no · 19 didn’t vote
Republicans7 yes · 10 no · 10 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted yes
James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted yes
James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted yes
Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
Wall Doxey D-MS voted yes
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
William Langer R-ND voted yes
Charles William Tobey R-NH voted yes
James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted yes
George David Aiken R-VT 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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