Senate roll call 156 · 77th Congress · Jul 17, 1942
To amend H.R. 6999, a bill relating to the florida pipe line and barge canal, by eliminating from the bill the florida barge canal and the improvement of the gu
On Jul 17, 1942, the Senate voted 30–30 (HR 6999). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–43, Republicans 22–2, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 30
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jul 17, 1942
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 43 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- 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
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- 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
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- William Langer R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Voted present
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alva Moore Lumpkin D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Roger Craft Peace D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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