Senate roll call 90 · 76th Congress · Aug 4, 1939
To suspend paragraph 4 of rule xvi so that an amendment to H.R. 7462, could be made, authorizing the secretary of agriculture to use the funds of the federal fa
On Aug 4, 1939, the Senate voted 38–30 (HR 7462). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 30–25, Republicans 11–8, Others 3–0. 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
- 38
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Aug 4, 1939
By party
- Democrats30 yes · 25 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 8 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO 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
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD 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
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS 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
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH 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
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX 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
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- 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
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead 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
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- 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
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin 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 Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- 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
- 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 Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
Voted present
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Did not vote
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- 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
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- 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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