Senate roll call 174 · 74th Congress · May 21, 1936
To amend H.R. 8455, by providing that in the construction of works under this bill that the expenses of relocating highways and railroads incident to the constr
On May 21, 1936, the Senate voted 11–52 (HR 8455). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–33, Republicans 1–17, Others 0–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 11 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
- 11
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- May 21, 1936
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 33 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans1 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden 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 Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- 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
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- 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
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- 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
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris R-NE
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
Other votes
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