Senate roll call 173 · 74th Congress · May 21, 1936
To amend H.R. 8455, by adding the following: provided, "that the construction of any dam authorized herein may be undertaken without delay when the dam site ha
On May 21, 1936, the Senate voted 15–55 (HR 8455). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–37, Republicans 2–16, Others 0–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 16 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
- 15
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- May 21, 1936
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 37 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 16 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris R-NE
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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