Senate roll call 22 · 76th Congress · May 9, 1939
To amend H.R. 5269, appropriations for the department of agriculture, by increasing the appropriation in this bill by the sum of $1,900,000 for the purpose of p
On May 9, 1939, the Senate voted 31–39 (HR 5269). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 25–26, Republicans 3–14, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 28 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
- 39
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- May 9, 1939
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 26 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 14 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- 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
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- 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
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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