Senate roll call 139 · 75th Congress · Apr 9, 1938
To amend H.R. 9682, by imposing a tax upon all new issues of federal.
On Apr 9, 1938, the Senate voted 34–33 (HR 9682). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–30, Republicans 7–4, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 30 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
- 34
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Apr 9, 1938
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 30 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted yes
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted yes
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- 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 Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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