To amend S. 2864, by reducing the appropriation for the export-import bank by $25,000, and providing "that no loan shall be made under this section for any purp

On Jul 31, 1939, the Senate voted 44–35 (S 2864). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 42–15, Republicans 1–19, Others 1–2, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 44
No: 35
Did not vote: 15
Date: Jul 31, 1939

By party

Democrats42 yes · 15 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans1 yes · 19 no · 4 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
William John Bulow D-SD voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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