To pass H.R. 4408, a bill to provide for the renewal of star-route contracts at 4-year intervals.

On May 3, 1937, the Senate voted 49–24 (HR 4408). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–24, Republicans 12–1, Others 2–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 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: 49
No: 24
Did not vote: 23
Date: May 3, 1937

By party

Democrats35 yes · 24 no · 21 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
George Mcgill D-KS voted no
Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted no
Harry S. Truman D-MO voted no
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted no
Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY voted no
Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY 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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