Senate roll call 19 · 75th Congress · Mar 22, 1937
To pass H.R. 5232, a bill making appropriations for the navy department, 1938.
On Mar 22, 1937, the Senate voted 64–11 (HR 5232). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 53–7, Republicans 13–3, Others 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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
- 64
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Mar 22, 1937
By party
- Democrats53 yes · 7 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 3 no
- Others0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT 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
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- 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
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- 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
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Voted present
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- 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
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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