Senate roll call 95 · 76th Congress · Oct 10, 1939
To recommit H.J.RES. 306, neutrality act of 1939, to the committee on foreign relations with instructions.
On Oct 10, 1939, the Senate voted 26–65 (HJR 306). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–59, Republicans 15–7, Others 3–0, 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
- 26
- No
- 65
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Oct 10, 1939
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 59 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Sheridan Downey D-CA voted yes
- David Worth Clark D-ID voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- John Anthony Danaher R-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- David Worth Clark D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Michael Slattery D-IL
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- 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
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- 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
- 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
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
Did not vote
- John Thomas R-ID
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV
- Ernest William Gibson Jr. R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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