Senate roll call 178 · 74th Congress · May 29, 1936
To decide whether an amendment to H.R. 12624, is germane. The amendment provided that "no federal project shall be undertaken or prosecuted with funds provided
On May 29, 1936, the Senate voted 53–21 (HR 12624). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 41–13, Republicans 11–8, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 53
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- May 29, 1936
By party
- Democrats41 yes · 13 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 8 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE voted no
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- George Mcgill D-KS voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- James Couzens R-MI
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- 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
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- 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
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Park Trammell D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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