Senate roll call 28 · 76th Congress · May 25, 1939
To amend S. 2009, a bill to amend the interstate commerce act. The amendment provides that "all forms of water transportation, except joint rail-and-water rat
On May 25, 1939, the Senate voted 22–57 (S 2009). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–42, Republicans 8–14, Others 1–2, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 22
- No
- 57
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- May 25, 1939
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 42 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 14 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR 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
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-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
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- 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 John Bulow D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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