Senate roll call 31 · 74th Congress · Mar 20, 1935
To amend H.J. RES. 117, by providing that, "not to exceed $30,000,000 of the amount herein appropriated shall be made available to the states, on the basis of d
On Mar 20, 1935, the Senate voted 55–25 (HJR 117). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 32–25, Republicans 21–1, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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
- 55
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Mar 20, 1935
By party
- Democrats32 yes · 25 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-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
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King 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
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
Voted present
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James John Davis R-PA
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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