Senate roll call 145 · 75th Congress · Apr 14, 1938
Conference report on H.R. 8837, appropriations for executive office, to insist upon amendments relating to the tennessee valley authority and appropriations to
On Apr 14, 1938, the Senate voted 43–12 (HR 8837). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 39–8, Republicans 4–8, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 43
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 35
- Date
- Apr 14, 1938
By party
- Democrats39 yes · 8 no · 32 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 8 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA 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
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- 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
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Voted present
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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