Senate roll call 31 · 76th Congress · May 31, 1939
To recommit to the committee on interoceanic canals with instruction, S. 222, a bill relating to the canal zone.
On May 31, 1939, the Senate voted 50–16 (S 222). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–14, Republicans 19–2, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 50
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- May 31, 1939
By party
- Democrats29 yes · 14 no · 27 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- 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
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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