Senate roll call 211 · 78th Congress · Dec 12, 1944
To amend H.R. 3961, river and harbor improvements, by authorizing United States participation in the ST. Lawrence seaway project.
On Dec 12, 1944, the Senate voted 25–56 (HR 3961). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–37, Republicans 17–21, Others 1–0. 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
- 56
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Dec 12, 1944
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 37 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 21 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- George Allison Wilson R-IA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- John Thomas R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted yes
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted yes
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted yes
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton 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
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Wilton Earle Hall D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Samuel Dillon Jackson D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Arthur Walsh D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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