To amend S. 729, to provide more liberal deferments for persons engaged in agriculture.

On Mar 17, 1943, the Senate voted 51–23 (S 729). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–15, Republicans 29–9, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 24 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: 51
No: 23
Did not vote: 18
Date: Mar 17, 1943

By party

Democrats29 yes · 15 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans29 yes · 9 no · 4 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted no
James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted no
Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted no
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted no
James John Davis R-PA voted no
Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted no
John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted no
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted no
Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY 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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