Senate roll call 53 · 75th Congress · Jul 31, 1937
To amend S. 2475, by deleting all the provisions of the bill referring to child labor and insert in its place S. 2226 as amended by the committee on interstate
On Jul 31, 1937, the Senate voted 57–28 (S 2475). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 42–26, Republicans 14–1, Others 2–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 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
- 57
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 31, 1937
By party
- Democrats42 yes · 26 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 1 no
- Others2 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted no
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted no
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL 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
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
- James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted no
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted no
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted no
- James John Davis R-PA voted no
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD 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
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
- Francis Thomas Maloney 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
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- 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
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- 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
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- 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
Voted present
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
- 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.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 2475, by deleting all the…: Senate Vote, Jul 31, 1937,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/75-S-53/to-amend-s-2475-by-deleting-all-the-provisions (accessed 2026-10-17).