Senate roll call 37 · 75th Congress · Jun 24, 1937
To amend H.J. RES. 375, by providing for an increased tax rate based on the progressive taxation principle.
On Jun 24, 1937, the Senate voted 35–31 (HJR 375). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–28, Republicans 8–4, Others 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 30 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
- 35
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jun 24, 1937
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 28 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 4 no
- Others3 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA voted no
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted yes
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway 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
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
Voted present
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
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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