Senate roll call 107 · 75th Congress · Feb 21, 1938
To consider H.J. RES. 596, making an additional appropriation for relief purposes.
On Feb 21, 1938, the Senate voted 58–22 (HJR 596). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 59–12, Republicans 4–10, Others 2–1, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 members voted against their own party.
During the 75th Congress (1937–1938), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 58
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Feb 21, 1938
By party
- Democrats59 yes · 12 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 10 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- George Mcgill D-KS voted no
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- 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
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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