Senate roll call 137 · 75th Congress · Apr 9, 1938
To amend H.R. 9682, by providing for tariff equilization fees on the manufacturing of cotton, synthetic fibers, wheat, rice, tobacco, and field corn. These fee
On Apr 9, 1938, the Senate voted 24–53 (HR 9682). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 20–44, Republicans 3–12, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 23 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
- 24
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Apr 9, 1938
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 44 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 12 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
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
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- 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
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- 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
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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