Senate roll call 32 · 76th Congress · May 31, 1939
To decide whether an amendment to S. 2390, a bill relating to the philippine islands, amounted to a revenue bill which must originate in house.
On May 31, 1939, the Senate voted 8–54 (S 2390). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–38, Republicans 3–18, Others 0–3, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 8 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
- 8
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- May 31, 1939
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 38 no · 30 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 18 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- William Henry King D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- 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
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- 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
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- 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
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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