Senate roll call 46 · 77th Congress · Jun 12, 1941
To amend H.R. 4756, by adding, "that senators and chairmen of standing committees may rearrange or change the schedule of salaries and the number of employees i
On Jun 12, 1941, the Senate voted 30–35 (HR 4756). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–24, Republicans 7–10, Independents 0–1, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 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
- 35
- Did not vote
- 39
- Date
- Jun 12, 1941
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 24 no · 27 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 10 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted yes
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted yes
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- Joseph Rosier D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- George Lloyd Spencer D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- 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
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alva Moore Lumpkin D-SC
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Roger Craft Peace D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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