Senate roll call 33 · 76th Congress · Jun 1, 1939
To amend H.R. 5748, the second liberty bond act, by legalized the contract made between the t. V. A. And the commonwealth and southern under which the tennessee
On Jun 1, 1939, the Senate voted 45–23 (HR 5748). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 42–13, Republicans 8–12, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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
- 45
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jun 1, 1939
By party
- Democrats42 yes · 13 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray 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
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- 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
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- 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
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
Voted present
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- 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
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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