To amend H.R. 3687, by adding the following: "in determining excessive profits under the renegotiation act, for fiscal years ending prior to july 1, 1943, amou

On Jan 21, 1944, the Senate voted 25–48 (HR 3687). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–36, Republicans 18–11, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 78th Congress (1943–1944), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 25
No: 48
Did not vote: 25
Date: Jan 21, 1944

By party

Democrats8 yes · 36 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans18 yes · 11 no · 11 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
William Langer R-ND voted no
Arthur Walsh D-NJ voted yes
Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
George David Aiken R-VT voted no
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
Alexander Wiley R-WI 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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