Senate roll call 26 · 75th Congress · May 12, 1937
To amend H.R. 6730, a bill making deficiency appropriations, by appropriating money for a dam at or near gilbertsville, ky., rather than for preliminary investi
On May 12, 1937, the Senate voted 46–29 (HR 6730). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 45–21, Republicans 3–10, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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
- 46
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- May 12, 1937
By party
- Democrats45 yes · 21 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 10 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted no
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC 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
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper 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
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- 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
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- 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
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- 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
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- 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
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- 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
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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