Senate roll call 151 · 75th Congress · May 13, 1938
To reconsider an amendment to S. 3845, a bill establishing the civil aeronautics authority, offered by senator truman. The amendment removed the following sente
On May 13, 1938, the Senate voted 32–26 (S 3845). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–20, Republicans 0–11, Others 1–2, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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
- 32
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- May 13, 1938
By party
- Democrats36 yes · 20 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 11 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 2 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- George Mcgill D-KS voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- William Henry King D-UT 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
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- 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
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Voted present
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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