Senate roll call 105 · 76th Congress · Oct 26, 1939
To amend H.J.RES. 306, by prohibiting "the government of the United States or any agency thereof from making any loans designed to finance or assist the export
On Oct 26, 1939, the Senate voted 36–45 (HJR 306). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–44, Republicans 19–1, Others 3–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 36
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Oct 26, 1939
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 44 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch 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
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- 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
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Voted present
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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