Senate roll call 19 · 76th Congress · Apr 11, 1939
To amend H.J.RES. 246, appropriations for work relief, by raising the total appropriation for work relief and relief purposes by $100,000,000.
On Apr 11, 1939, the Senate voted 28–49 (HJR 246). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 28–35, Republicans 2–20, Others 2–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 30 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
- 28
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Apr 11, 1939
By party
- Democrats28 yes · 35 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 20 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted yes
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA 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
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- 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
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-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
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- 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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