Senate roll call 147 · 74th Congress · Feb 18, 1936
To amend S.J. RES. 198, the neutrality law, 1935, by stipulating that "whenever, during any war in which the U.S. Is neutral, the President shall find that the
On Feb 18, 1936, the Senate voted 18–55 (SJR 198). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–40, Republicans 3–15, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 16 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
- 18
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Feb 18, 1936
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 40 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 15 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-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
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- James Couzens R-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- 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
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Voted present
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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