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Senate recorded vote (75th Congress) · July 31, 1937
S. 2475

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 2475, BY PROVIDING THAT MANUFACTURED OR PROCESSED GOODS COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES, IN COMPETITION WITH AMERICAN GOODS FROM COUNTRIES WHERE THE STANDARDS OF LABOR AND LIVING AND WAGE HOURS ARE B…

AmendmentLabor & wages
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. The original text lives in the printed Statutes at Large and the Journals of Congress.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on S. 2475

July 28, 1937 · TO AMEND S. 2475, A BILL TO ESTABLISH FAIR LA… · 19–57 July 30, 1937 · TO AMEND S. 2475, BY ADDING--"THE PROVISIONS … · 40–40 July 30, 1937 · TO AMEND S. 2475, BY EXEMPTING COMPANIES EMPL… · 31–52 July 31, 1937 · TO AMEND S. 2475, BY ADDING--"THAT THE PROVIS… · 59–25 July 31, 1937 · TO AMEND S. 2475, BY EXEMPTING EMPLOYEES ENGA… · 51–33 July 31, 1937 · TO RECONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO S. 2475, WHICH … · 42–42 July 31, 1937 · TO AMEND S. 2475, BY ADDING--"THE TERM 'PERSO… · 55–29 July 31, 1937 · TO AMEND S. 2475, BY DELETING ALL THE PROVISI… · 57–28 July 31, 1937 · TO AMEND S. 2475, BY EXEMPTING FROM CERTAIN P… · 39–46 July 31, 1937 · TO AMEND S. 2475, BY AMENDING A COMMITTEE AME… · 37–47 July 31, 1937 · TO AMEND S. 2475, BY ADOPTING A SUBSTITUTE FO… · 37–45 July 31, 1937 · TO RECOMMIT S. 2475, TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUC… · 36–48 July 31, 1937 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO S. 2475. OFFERED BY… · 46–39 July 31, 1937 · TO AMEND S. 2475, BY PROVIDING THAT APPOINTME… · 73–11 July 31, 1937 · TO PASS S. 2475. · 56–28 December 17, 1937 · TO RECOMMIT S. 2475, AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE… · 216–198 May 24, 1938 · TO RECOMMIT S. 2475, (P. A. 718), THE WAGE AN… · 96–315 May 24, 1938 · TO PASS S. 2475, (P. A. 728), THE WAGE AND HO… · 314–97 June 14, 1938 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2475, (P.… · 291–89
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 8 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 24 every one voted no; 14 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 2 yes, 0 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Alabama 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Arkansas 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Arizona 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Georgia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Kansas 1 yes, 1 no

Maryland 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

North Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Nebraska 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Jersey 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Mexico 1 yes, 1 no

Ohio 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Washington 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wisconsin 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

West Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 95 members

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