Senate roll call 135 · 74th Congress · Jan 20, 1936
To amend H.R. 9870, by requiring the secretary of the treasury to make the veterans payments in non-interest bearing United States notes. The amendment would h
On Jan 20, 1936, the Senate voted 23–65 (HR 9870). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–45, Republicans 3–20, Others 2–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 21 members voted against their own party.
During the 74th Congress (1935–1936), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 65
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Jan 20, 1936
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 45 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 20 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX 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
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- 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
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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