Senate roll call 38 · 74th Congress · Apr 2, 1935
To reconsider a committee amendment to S.5, a bill to regulate traffic in food, drugs and cosmetics. The amendment would have inserted the word "diagnosis" in s
On Apr 2, 1935, the Senate voted 46–29 (S 5). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–22, Republicans 11–7, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 46
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Apr 2, 1935
By party
- Democrats35 yes · 22 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 7 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE voted no
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted no
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted no
- George Mcgill D-KS voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted no
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- 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
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Key Pittman 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
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- George Mcgill D-KS
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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