Senate roll call 14 · 77th Congress · Mar 8, 1941
To amend H.R. 1776, by adding, "nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize, except as permitted by existing law, the sale, transfer, exchange, leasing,
On Mar 8, 1941, the Senate voted 33–56 (HR 1776). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–51, Republicans 21–7, Independents 0–1, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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
- 33
- No
- 56
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Mar 8, 1941
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 51 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted no
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William John Bulow D-SD
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- George Lloyd Spencer D-AR
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- Alva Moore Lumpkin D-SC
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Roger Craft Peace D-SC
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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