Senate roll call 89 · 75th Congress · Dec 17, 1937
To recommit S. 2787 to comm. On agriculture and forestry.
On Dec 17, 1937, the Senate voted 29–57 (S 2787). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–55, Republicans 13–2, Others 2–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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
- 29
- No
- 57
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Dec 17, 1937
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 55 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV 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
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- 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
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- 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
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- 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
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- 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
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- 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
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- 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
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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