To amend H.R. 6709, by granting the dept. Of agriculture the authority to sell any product at whatever price it deemed correct while maintaining the parity prin

On May 20, 1942, the Senate voted 20–46 (HR 6709). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–44, Republicans 7–14, Independents 0–1, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 21 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: 46
Did not vote: 23
Date: May 20, 1942

By party

Democrats14 yes · 44 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans7 yes · 14 no · 7 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted yes
James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted yes
Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
John Thomas R-ID voted yes
Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted yes
Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN voted yes
Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted yes
Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV 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
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

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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