Senate roll call 9 · 79th Congress · Mar 6, 1945
HR 1752. Amend the selective training and service act. Bushfield amend. To eliminate penalty clause.
On Mar 6, 1945, the Senate voted 44–35 (HR 1752). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 21–25, Republicans 24–11, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 members voted against their own party.
During the 79th Congress (1945–1946), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 44
- No
- 35
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Mar 6, 1945
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 25 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans24 yes · 11 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted yes
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted no
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC voted yes
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted no
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall 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
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank 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
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Voted present
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- John Thomas R-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- William Langer R-ND
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
Did not vote
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- John Moses D-ND
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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