Senate roll call 154 · 74th Congress · Mar 17, 1936
To amend H.R. 11035, by adding the words "and to include waterway improvements investigated by the war department under specific authorization from Congress and
On Mar 17, 1936, the Senate voted 34–39 (HR 11035). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 35–22, Republicans 2–18, Others 1–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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
- 34
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Mar 17, 1936
By party
- Democrats35 yes · 22 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 18 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted no
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris R-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- 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
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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