Senate roll call 31 · 75th Congress · Jun 15, 1937
To amend H.J. RES. 361, a bill making relief appropriations, by restricting the use of allocated but unspent funds in the iniation of new projects.
On Jun 15, 1937, the Senate voted 25–53 (HJR 361). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–50, Republicans 11–4, Others 0–3, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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
- 25
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jun 15, 1937
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 50 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 3 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- 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
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris I-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- 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
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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