Senate roll call 144 · 75th Congress · Apr 14, 1938
To amend S. 847, relating to the political activities of federal employees, by eliminating elective officers and presidential advisors appointed with the approv
On Apr 14, 1938, the Senate voted 19–39 (S 847). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–43, Republicans 12–0, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
- 19
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Apr 14, 1938
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 43 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 0 no · 4 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
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass 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
Voted present
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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