Senate roll call 47 · 76th Congress · Jun 28, 1939
To amend H.J.RES. 326, by establishing a minimum w.p.a. Program authorizing the expenditure of $200,000,000 for public-sponsored projects and $50,000,000 for WH
On Jun 28, 1939, the Senate voted 38–38 (HJR 326). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 35–28, Republicans 4–17, Others 3–0, Independents 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 76th Congress (1939–1940), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 38
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jun 28, 1939
By party
- Democrats35 yes · 28 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 17 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted no
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- 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
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard 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
Voted present
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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