Senate roll call 86 · 77th Congress · Dec 10, 1941
To amend H.R. 5945, an interstate compact on the waters of the republican river, by substituting Senate bill 1361.
On Dec 10, 1941, the Senate voted 53–16 (HR 5945). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 41–5, Republicans 13–9, Independents 0–1, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 53
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 32
- Date
- Dec 10, 1941
By party
- Democrats41 yes · 5 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 9 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted no
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted no
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted no
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- George Lloyd Spencer D-AR
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Wall Doxey D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- 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
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- 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
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Rosier D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
Voted present
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William John Bulow D-SD
Did not vote
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Emanuel Nelson R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alva Moore Lumpkin D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Roger Craft Peace D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Andrew Jackson Houston D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Hugh Ike Shott R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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