Senate roll call 45 · 76th Congress · Jun 28, 1939
To amend H.J.RES. 326, a bill making appropriations for work relief and relief, by requiring that the states make a 25 per cent contribution to all work-relief
On Jun 28, 1939, the Senate voted 51–24 (HJR 326). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 41–19, Republicans 15–6, Others 0–2, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 members voted against their own party.
During the 76th Congress (1939–1940), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 51
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jun 28, 1939
By party
- Democrats41 yes · 19 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted no
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted no
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted no
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted no
- James Michael Slattery D-IL voted no
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted no
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- James John Davis R-PA voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted no
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Voted present
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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