Senate roll call 41 · 74th Congress · Apr 8, 1935
To amend S. 5, by transfering the subsection "if it is dangerous to health under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling or advertising thereof," from
On Apr 8, 1935, the Senate voted 44–29 (S 5). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 33–20, Republicans 12–8, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 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
- 44
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Apr 8, 1935
By party
- Democrats33 yes · 20 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 8 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted no
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted no
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted no
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- James Couzens R-MI voted no
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- James Couzens R-MI
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Voted present
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
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