Senate roll call 48 · 75th Congress · Jul 31, 1937
To amend S. 2475, by providing that manufactured or processed goods coming into the United States, in competition with american goods from countries where the s
On Jul 31, 1937, the Senate voted 27–53 (S 2475). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–51, Republicans 14–1, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- 27
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jul 31, 1937
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 51 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 1 no
- Others2 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- George Leonard Berry D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran 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
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- 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
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- 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
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- 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
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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