Senate roll call 80 · 75th Congress · Dec 15, 1937
To amend S. 2787, by eliminating the section of the bill making a specific appropriation and substituted: "there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, for e
On Dec 15, 1937, the Senate voted 48–38 (S 2787). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 43–25, Republicans 3–13, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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
- 48
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Dec 15, 1937
By party
- Democrats43 yes · 25 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 13 no
- Others3 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted no
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. 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
- 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
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman 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
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith 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
- 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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Did not vote
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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