Senate roll call 79 · 74th Congress · Jun 19, 1935
To amend H.R. 7260, the social security act, by permitting companies which had established private pension plans, which were at least equally favorable or more
On Jun 19, 1935, the Senate voted 51–35 (HR 7260). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–31, Republicans 18–4, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 35 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
- 51
- No
- 35
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Jun 19, 1935
By party
- Democrats36 yes · 31 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted no
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC 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
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted no
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- 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
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- 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
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- 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
- 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
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- 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
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Voted present
Did not vote
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
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