Senate roll call 83 · 76th Congress · Jul 31, 1939
To amend S. 2864 by requiring no money received by the treasury, could be expended by the US treasury without a congressional appropriation.
On Jul 31, 1939, the Senate voted 31–48 (S 2864). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–44, Republicans 19–1, Others 1–2, 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
- 31
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jul 31, 1939
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 44 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- 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
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- 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
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson 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
- Clyde LaVerne Herring 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
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray 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
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- 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
- 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
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- 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
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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