Senate roll call 105 · 75th Congress · Feb 14, 1938
To agree to conference report on H.R. 8508, a bill to provide for the conservation of national soil resources and to provide an adequate and balanced flow of ag
On Feb 14, 1938, the Senate voted 56–31 (HR 8508). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 56–19, Republicans 2–13, Others 0–3, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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
- 56
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Feb 14, 1938
By party
- Democrats56 yes · 19 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 13 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA voted no
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV 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
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted no
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted no
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted no
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- 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
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark 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
- 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
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- 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
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- 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
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- 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
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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