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Senate recorded vote (76th Congress) · September 9, 1940
S. 4164

Recorded vote

TO INSTRUCT THE SENATE CONFEREES UPON S. 4164, SELECTIVE COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE BILL, (1) NOT TO AGREE TO ANY CHANGE IN THE PROVISION OF THE BILL AS IT PASSED THE SENATE FIXING THE AGES OF REGISTRATION AT…

Bill actionDefense & war
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. The original text lives in the printed Statutes at Large and the Journals of Congress.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on S. 4164

August 20, 1940 · TO AMEND S. 4164, SELECTIVE "COMPULSORY MILIT… · 60–10 August 21, 1940 · TO DECIDE A POINT OF ORDER RAISED AGAINST AN … · 54–23 August 26, 1940 · TO AMEND S. 4164 BY REDUCING THE AGE RANGE WI… · 19–60 August 26, 1940 · TO AMEND S. 4164 BY PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATIO… · 53–21 August 26, 1940 · TO AMEND S. 4164 BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING: "P… · 32–39 August 26, 1940 · TO AMEND S. 4164 BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING: "P… · 66–4 August 27, 1940 · TO AMEND S. 4164 BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING: "T… · 29–54 August 27, 1940 · TO AMEND S. 4164 BY SUBSTITUTING A VOLUNTARY … · 22–55 August 28, 1940 · TO AMEND S. 4164 BY PROHIBITING THE PRESIDENT… · 27–55 August 28, 1940 · TO AMEND S. 4164 BY STRIKING THE PROVISO WHIC… · 69–16 August 28, 1940 · TO AMEND S. 4164 BY GIVING THE PRESIDENT THE … · 41–43 August 28, 1940 · TO AMEND S. 4164 BY PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF… · 27–58 August 28, 1940 · TO AMEND S. 4164 BY DEFERRING CONSCRIPTION UN… · 35–50 August 28, 1940 · TO PASS S. 4164. · 58–31 September 9, 1940 · TO INSTRUCT THE SENATE CONFEREES S. 4164:9.. … · 19–48 September 13, 1940 · CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 4164 COMPULSORY SELEC… · 37–33 September 14, 1940 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 4164,… · 233–124 September 14, 1940 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 4164. · 47–25
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 12 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 23 every one voted no; 11 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Alabama 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Florida 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Illinois 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Kansas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Maryland 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Minnesota 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Missouri 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Montana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

North Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Jersey 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Mexico 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Ohio 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Oregon 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

Utah 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Washington 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 95 members

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