Senate roll call 34 · 75th Congress · Jun 22, 1937
To amend H.J. RES. 361, by giving to the states the responsibility for relief administration and decisions. It would have created a federal fund for relief pur
On Jun 22, 1937, the Senate voted 30–48 (HJR 361). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–50, Republicans 16–0, Others 1–1. 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
- 30
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jun 22, 1937
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 50 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 0 no
- Others1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Key Pittman 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
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
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
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- James Pinckney Pope D-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
- 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
- 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
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- 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
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- William Henry King D-UT
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- George William Norris I-NE
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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