Senate roll call 189 · 78th Congress · Jun 9, 1944
To amend S. 1764 by providing a formula for increasing the parity price of oil.
On Jun 9, 1944, the Senate voted 25–42 (S 1764). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–32, Republicans 10–17, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 26 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
- 42
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jun 9, 1944
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 32 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 17 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
- John Thomas R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted yes
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- John Thomas R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Samuel Dillon Jackson D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Sinclair Weeks R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Arthur Walsh D-NJ
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- 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
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- William Langer R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Wilton Earle Hall D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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