Senate roll call 67 · 76th Congress · Jul 25, 1939
To amend executive b, a general treaty with panama, by stipulating that in the event of emergency conditions the United States could intervene without consultat
On Jul 25, 1939, the Senate voted 30–49 (EXB 7). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–46, Republicans 19–2, Others 0–2, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 30
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jul 25, 1939
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 46 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- 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
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- 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
Voted present
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- 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
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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