Senate roll call 174 · 78th Congress · Apr 24, 1944
To reconsider the vote by which S. 469, a bill to provide for protection of the name "red cross" was passed.
On Apr 24, 1944, the Senate voted 28–38 (S 469). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–22, Republicans 11–15, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 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
- 28
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Apr 24, 1944
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 22 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 15 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted yes
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- Sinclair Weeks R-MA voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Sinclair Weeks R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Samuel Dillon Jackson D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- James John Davis R-PA
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
Did not vote
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Arthur Walsh D-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Wilton Earle Hall D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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