Senate roll call 92 · 75th Congress · Dec 21, 1937
To amend H.R. 8730, by adding the following provision to the bill: "the administrator is authorized and directed to make such rules and regulations as may be n
On Dec 21, 1937, the Senate voted 51–17 (HR 8730). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 39–15, Republicans 11–1, Others 2–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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
- 17
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Dec 21, 1937
By party
- Democrats39 yes · 15 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 1 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Elvis Miller D-AR voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted no
- Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY voted no
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted no
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted no
- William John Bulow D-SD voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Dixie Bibb Graves D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- 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
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- William Howell Smathers D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Key Pittman 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
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Herbert Emery Hitchcock D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
- Henry Herman (Harry) Schwartz D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Elvis Miller D-AR
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Ernest Lundeen O-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Edward Raymond Burke D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- William John Bulow D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
Voted present
Did not vote
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- James Hurd Hughes D-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Guy Mark Gillette D-IA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- John Gerald Milton D-NJ
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK
- Alfred Evan Reames D-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- George Leonard Berry D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
Other votes
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