Senate roll call 84 · 77th Congress · Nov 7, 1941
To pass H.J. RES. 237, which, as passed repealed sections2, 3 and 6 of the neutrality act of 1939.
On Nov 7, 1941, the Senate voted 50–37 (HJR 237). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 47–18, Republicans 6–22, Independents 1–0, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 50
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Nov 7, 1941
By party
- Democrats47 yes · 18 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 22 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted no
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- 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
- 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
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- 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
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
- 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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