Senate roll call 133 · 74th Congress · Jan 18, 1936
To amend H.R. 9870, the veterans bonus bill, by financing the bill through either (1) issuing silver certificates, (2) issue of United States notes, or (3) issu
On Jan 18, 1936, the Senate voted 27–64 (HR 9870). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–44, Republicans 3–20, Others 2–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 25 members voted against their own party.
During the 74th Congress (1935–1936), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 64
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Jan 18, 1936
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 44 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 20 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted yes
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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