To amend S. 1612, by providing for a federal ballot only in those cases where the states themselves failed to provide a practical means for a soldier to vote.

On Feb 3, 1944, the Senate voted 72–19 (S 1612). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 44–14, Republicans 31–5, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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: 72
No: 19
Did not vote: 9
Date: Feb 3, 1944

By party

Democrats44 yes · 14 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans31 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted no
Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE voted no
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted no
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted no
Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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