Senate roll call 67 · 75th Congress · Aug 11, 1937
To pass S. 1567, a bill providing for the conservation of a mineral resource pertaining to national defense (helium).
On Aug 11, 1937, the Senate voted 37–26 (S 1567). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 39–13, Republicans 0–15, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 37
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Aug 11, 1937
By party
- Democrats39 yes · 13 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 15 no
- Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- George Mcgill D-KS voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- 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
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
Voted present
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
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
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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