Conference report on H.R. 8837, appropriations for executive office, to recede and concur on amendment no. 28, known as the oleomargarine.

On Apr 15, 1938, the Senate voted 39–22 (HR 8837). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–23, Republicans 14–1, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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: 39
No: 22
Did not vote: 22
Date: Apr 15, 1938

By party

Democrats35 yes · 23 no · 21 didn’t vote
Republicans14 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
John Elvis Miller D-AR voted no
Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL voted no
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
George Leonard Berry D-TN voted no
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
Carter Glass D-VA voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Conference report on H.R. 8837…: Senate Vote, Apr 15, 1938,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/75-S-146/conference-report-on-h-r-8837-appropriations-for-executive (accessed 2026-10-17).