Senate roll call 39 · 76th Congress · Jun 26, 1939
To amend H.R. 3325, a bill relating to the stabilization of the dollar, by requiring the government to buy silver at $1.16 per ounce (silver was then selling on
On Jun 26, 1939, the Senate voted 26–52 (HR 3325). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 25–39, Republicans 4–18, Others 3–0, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 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
- 26
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jun 26, 1939
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 39 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 18 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- 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
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- 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
- 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
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- 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
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- 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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