Senate roll call 81 · 78th Congress · Jul 6, 1943
To reconsider senator taft's amendment to a committee amendment to H.J. RES. 147. The amendment contained provisions against grade labeling and the elimination
On Jul 6, 1943, the Senate voted 33–32 (HJR 147). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–25, Republicans 19–10, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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
- 33
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Jul 6, 1943
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 25 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 10 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted no
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted no
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC 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
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney 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
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- 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
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Samuel Dillon Jackson D-IN
- William Ezra Jenner R-IN
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Sinclair Weeks R-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Arthur Walsh D-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Wilton Earle Hall D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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