Senate roll call 12 · 75th Congress · Feb 25, 1937
To reconsider to H.J. RES. 16. The amendment was agreed to in RC 1011.
On Feb 25, 1937, the Senate voted 43–37 (HJR 96). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 43–19, Republicans 0–16, Others 0–2, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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
- 43
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Feb 25, 1937
By party
- Democrats43 yes · 19 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 16 no
- Others0 yes · 2 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted no
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
- George Mcgill D-KS voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted no
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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