Senate roll call 122 · 75th Congress · Mar 22, 1938
To amend S. 3331, by requiring the President to make a detailed statement showing the decrease in expenditures resulting from executive orders facilitating reor
On Mar 22, 1938, the Senate voted 29–38 (S 3331). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–40, Republicans 14–0, Others 1–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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
- 38
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Mar 22, 1938
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 40 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 1 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- 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
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- 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
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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