Senate roll call 2 · 75th Congress · Jan 15, 1937
To amend S. 415, a bill providing for the continuation of the reconstruction finance corporation, by ending the functions of the reconstruction finance corporat
On Jan 15, 1937, the Senate voted 23–52 (S 415). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–46, Republicans 10–3, Others 0–2, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
- 23
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jan 15, 1937
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 46 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 2 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- 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
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- 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
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- 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
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman 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
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- 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
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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