Senate roll call 35 · 75th Congress · Jun 23, 1937
To amend H.R. 6692, a bill making appropriations, for the military establishment by providing that none of the funds appropriated in this act shall be used for
On Jun 23, 1937, the Senate voted 15–55 (HR 6692). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–47, Republicans 4–10, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 14 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
- 15
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jun 23, 1937
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 47 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 10 no
- Others2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted yes
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS 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
- James John Davis R-PA voted yes
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD voted yes
- William John Bulow D-SD voted yes
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted yes
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- James John Davis R-PA
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- 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
- 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
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- 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
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
Voted present
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- George William Norris I-NE
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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