Senate roll call 22 · 75th Congress · Apr 5, 1937
To pass H.R. 4985.
On Apr 5, 1937, the Senate voted 58–15 (HR 4985). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 58–10, Republicans 4–9, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 58
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Apr 5, 1937
By party
- Democrats58 yes · 10 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 9 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- 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
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- 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
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- 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
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Voted present
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.