Senate roll call 56 · 76th Congress · Jul 11, 1939
To refer S. 2765, amendment of emergency relief appropriation act, to the committee on education and labor.
On Jul 11, 1939, the Senate voted 21–52 (S 2765). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–35, Republicans 3–18, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 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
- 21
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jul 11, 1939
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 35 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 18 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- James Michael Mead D-NY voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas 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
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- 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
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- 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
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- 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
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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