Senate roll call 180 · 74th Congress · May 30, 1936
To amend H.R. 12624 by providing for an investigating board to ascertain the feasibility of the passamaquoddy tidal power project in the state of maine. The PR
On May 30, 1936, the Senate voted 28–39 (HR 12624). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 26–27, Republicans 3–17, Others 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 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
- 28
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- May 30, 1936
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 27 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 17 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
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
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- 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
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- 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
- Park Trammell D-FL
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- 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
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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