To refer S. 607, office of war mobilization bill to the committee on military affairs.

On Feb 4, 1943, the Senate voted 39–28 (S 607). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 22–17, Republicans 20–11, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 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: 39
No: 28
Did not vote: 30
Date: Feb 4, 1943

By party

Democrats22 yes · 17 no · 20 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 11 no · 10 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted no
Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted no
James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted no
Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted no
Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted no
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted no
Harry S. Truman D-MO voted no
James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
William Langer R-ND voted no
Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted no
Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted no
Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted no
Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
George David Aiken R-VT voted no
Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted no
Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV 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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Capitol Receipts, “To refer S. 607, office of war mobilization…: Senate Vote, Feb 4, 1943,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/78-S-5/to-refer-s-607-office-of-war-mobilization-bill (accessed 2026-10-17).