Senate roll call 81 · 77th Congress · Nov 7, 1941
To amend H.J. RES. 237, by eliminating those sections of the committee amendment modifying the neutrality legislation of 1939.
On Nov 7, 1941, the Senate voted 38–49 (HJR 237). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–46, Republicans 23–5, Independents 0–1, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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
- 38
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Nov 7, 1941
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 46 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 5 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
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA 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
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- 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
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- 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
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- 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
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- 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
- George Lloyd Spencer D-AR
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- 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
- 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
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- 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
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Alva Moore Lumpkin D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Roger Craft Peace D-SC
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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