Senate roll call 435 · 71st Congress · Mar 3, 1931
To proceed to consideration of the conference report on S. 255, a bill for the promotion of health and welfare of mothers and infants. (p. 6907-1)
On Mar 3, 1931, the Senate voted 59–16 (S 255). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 33–11, Democrats 27–6, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 members voted against their own party.
During the 71st Congress (1929–1930), Herbert Hoover was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 59
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Mar 3, 1931
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 6 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans33 yes · 11 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted no
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD voted no
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME voted no
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
- Dwight Whitney Morrow R-NJ voted no
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Ben Mitchell Williamson D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Cameron A. Morrison D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Emerson Brock D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Frank Charles Partridge R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Dwight Whitney Morrow R-NJ
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
Did not vote
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- Henry Justin Allen R-KS
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- John Marshall Robsion R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- David Baird Jr. R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph Ridgway Grundy R-PA
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- Patrick Joseph Sullivan R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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