Senate roll call 11 · 75th Congress · Feb 25, 1937
To amend H.J. RES. 96, as follows: provided, "that no agreement or proclamation shall be made which directly or indirectly shall have the effect of restricting
On Feb 25, 1937, the Senate voted 30–52 (HJR 96). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–50, Republicans 16–0, Others 1–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 30
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Feb 25, 1937
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 50 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 0 no
- Others1 yes · 1 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted yes
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- 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
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- 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
Voted present
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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