Senate roll call 121 · 75th Congress · Mar 22, 1938
To table a motion to reconsider an amend. To S. 3331 preventing the abolition, consolidation, or transfer of the functions of the veterans' administration.
On Mar 22, 1938, the Senate voted 38–36 (S 3331). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 40–24, Republicans 0–15, Others 1–1, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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
- 16
- Date
- Mar 22, 1938
By party
- Democrats40 yes · 24 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 15 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- George Mcgill D-KS voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- George Leonard Berry D-TN voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI 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
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- 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
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- 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
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Voted present
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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