Senate roll call 140 · 75th Congress · Apr 9, 1938
To amend H.R. 9682, by removing the tax exempt status of the "interest upon obligations of the United States or its possessions, or of any state, territory, or
On Apr 9, 1938, the Senate voted 23–41 (HR 9682). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–37, Republicans 5–6, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 23
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Apr 9, 1938
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 37 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 6 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted yes
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
- 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
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted yes
- 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
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- 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
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- 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
Voted present
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- 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
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- 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
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- 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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