To amend H.R. 4756, to provide, "that senators and chairmen of standing committees may rearrange or change the schedule of salaries and the number of employees

On Jun 12, 1941, the Senate voted 41–24 (HR 4756). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–21, Republicans 14–3, Independents 0–1, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 24 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: 41
No: 24
Did not vote: 38
Date: Jun 12, 1941

By party

Democrats26 yes · 21 no · 26 didn’t vote
Republicans14 yes · 3 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 no
George Lloyd Spencer D-AR voted no
Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted no
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
David Worth Clark D-ID voted no
Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted no
Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV voted no
Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX voted no
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
Carter Glass D-VA voted no
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no

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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