Senate roll call 109 · 75th Congress · Feb 22, 1938
To amend H.J. RES. 596, by adding the following provision to the joint resolution: "provided, that the second paragraph of the first section of the joint resol
On Feb 22, 1938, the Senate voted 38–36 (HJR 596). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–29, Republicans 7–7, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 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
- 38
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Feb 22, 1938
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 29 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 7 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted no
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted yes
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson 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
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- 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
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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