Senate roll call 50 · 75th Congress · Jul 31, 1937
To amend S. 2475, by exempting employees engaged in processing or packing perishable agricultural products during the harvesting season. From certain provision
On Jul 31, 1937, the Senate voted 51–33 (S 2475). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–31, Republicans 15–0, Others 1–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 31 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
- 51
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jul 31, 1937
By party
- Democrats35 yes · 31 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 0 no
- Others1 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted no
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA voted no
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- George Mcgill D-KS voted no
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted no
- Harry S. Truman D-MO voted no
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD voted no
- George Leonard Berry D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted no
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA 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
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- George Leonard Berry 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
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Did not vote
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- George William Norris I-NE
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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