Senate roll call 47 · 75th Congress · Jul 30, 1937
To amend S. 2475, by exempting companies employing 10 or fewer persons from the provision of this act.
On Jul 30, 1937, the Senate voted 31–52 (S 2475). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 26–39, Republicans 5–10, Others 0–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 31 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
- 31
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jul 30, 1937
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 39 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 10 no
- Others0 yes · 3 no
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- George William Norris I-NE
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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