Senate roll call 66 · 75th Congress · Aug 11, 1937
To amend S. 1567, a bill providing for the conservation of a mineral resource pertaining to the national defense (helium), by adding the following provision to
On Aug 11, 1937, the Senate voted 27–29 (S 1567). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–28, Republicans 13–0, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 27
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 38
- Date
- Aug 11, 1937
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 28 no · 37 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 0 no
- Others1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE voted yes
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- James John Davis R-PA
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- 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
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- George William Norris I-NE
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- William John Bulow D-SD
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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