To suspend paragraph 4 of rule xvi so that an amendment to H.R. 7462 could be made, restoring the federal theater project dropped in the emergency relief approp

On Aug 4, 1939, the Senate voted 18–42 (HR 7462). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–31, Republicans 1–12, Others 2–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 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: 18
No: 42
Did not vote: 28
Date: Aug 4, 1939

By party

Democrats17 yes · 31 no · 19 didn’t vote
Republicans1 yes · 12 no · 8 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted yes
Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted yes

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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