Senate roll call 30 · 74th Congress · Mar 20, 1935
To amend H.J. RES. 117, by requiring that $500,000,000 of the work relief appropriations be spent for the construction, preservation, or improvement of school h
On Mar 20, 1935, the Senate voted 33–44 (HJR 117). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 21–33, Republicans 11–10, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 31 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
- 33
- No
- 44
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Mar 20, 1935
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 33 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 10 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted yes
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted no
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted no
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- 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
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- 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
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- George William Norris R-NE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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