Senate roll call 123 · 75th Congress · Mar 22, 1938
To amend S. 3331, by excluding the bureau of biological survey from the provisions of the act.
On Mar 22, 1938, the Senate voted 21–42 (S 3331). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–44, Republicans 11–1, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 21
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Mar 22, 1938
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 44 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV 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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Key Pittman D-NV
- 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
- 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
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley 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
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- 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
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- 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
- 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
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- 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
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- 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
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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