Senate roll call 6 · 77th Congress · Mar 7, 1941
To amend H.R. 1776, by adding, "except in time of war, no member of the land or naval forces of the United States and no naval vessel or military or naval aircr
On Mar 7, 1941, the Senate voted 30–60 (HR 1776). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–55, Republicans 23–5, Independents 0–1, Others 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
- 60
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Mar 7, 1941
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 55 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- 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
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- William John Bulow D-SD
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-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
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- 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
- Guy Mark Gillette 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
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- 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
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- 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
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- 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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