Senate roll call 33 · 75th Congress · Jun 21, 1937
To amend H.J. RES. 361, by prohibiting the WPA from initiating any new projects unless that agency could certify that the financing to complete the project was
On Jun 21, 1937, the Senate voted 25–58 (HJR 361). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–53, Republicans 10–5, Others 0–3, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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
- 58
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jun 21, 1937
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 53 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 5 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
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark 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
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- James John Davis R-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA 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
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- 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
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- 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
- 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
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- 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
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- 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
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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