Senate roll call 26 · 74th Congress · Mar 19, 1935
To amend H.J. RES. 117, by reducing relief appropriations from $4,000,000,000 to $1,000,000,000.
On Mar 19, 1935, the Senate voted 21–66 (HJR 117). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–52, Republicans 11–13, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 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
- 21
- No
- 66
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Mar 19, 1935
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 52 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 13 no
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE voted yes
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted yes
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- 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
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- James John Davis R-PA
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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