Senate roll call 77 · 76th Congress · Jul 28, 1939
To amend S. 2864, by eliminating the provision that persons employed eighteen months by the w.p.a. Must be released and providing that such a release would occu
On Jul 28, 1939, the Senate voted 43–32 (S 2864). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 32–23, Republicans 10–10, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 33 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
- 43
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jul 28, 1939
By party
- Democrats32 yes · 23 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 10 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted no
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- 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
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- 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 Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- 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
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Voted present
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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