Senate roll call 127 · 75th Congress · Mar 29, 1938
To amend H.R. 8993, a bill making naval appropriations, 1939, by providing for the preliminary work on a graving dock authorized by the Congress for the puget s
On Mar 29, 1938, the Senate voted 21–40 (HR 8993). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–34, Republicans 4–6, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 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
- 21
- No
- 40
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- Mar 29, 1938
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 34 no · 31 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 6 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- 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
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- 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
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
Voted present
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- 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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- 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
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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