Senate roll call 138 · 75th Congress · Apr 9, 1938
To amend H.R. 9682, by raising surtaxes in brackets over $3,000.
On Apr 9, 1938, the Senate voted 33–44 (HR 9682). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 29–34, Republicans 3–10, Others 1–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 32 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
- 33
- No
- 44
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Apr 9, 1938
By party
- Democrats29 yes · 34 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 10 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted yes
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA 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
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- 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
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Fred Herbert Brown D-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
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- 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
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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