To amend S. 2864 by providing "that loans under this subsection shall be so adminitstered as not to promote any any undertaking in a field now adequately suppli

On Jul 29, 1939, the Senate voted 45–24 (S 2864). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–18, Republicans 12–5, Others 1–2, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 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: 45
No: 24
Did not vote: 18
Date: Jul 29, 1939

By party

Democrats36 yes · 18 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted no
Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
Harry S. Truman D-MO voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted no
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT 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

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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