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President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Record on Roll Call Votes in the 75th Senate
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This page compiles President Franklin D. Roosevelt's record on U.S. Senate roll call votes. Presidents do not vote in the Senate, but they may show what side they're on. This data is part of a larger project to identify the policy preferences of all U.S. Presidents.
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Vote#Description (Highlights are coding aids) asc / dscBill/ResPres "Vote"Pres NotesMore info 
s75v146CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8837, APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICE, TO RECEDE AND CONCUR ON AMENDMENT NO. 28, KNOWN AS THE OLEOMARGARINE.HR88371Yea vote
P. A. 534
Voteview
 
s75v97CONFIRMATION OF NOMINATION OF F. ROY YOKE TO BE COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, WEST VIRGINIA.1Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s75v168TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1531, A BILL EXTENDING THE CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE TO INCLUDE POSTMASTERS OF THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CLASSES.HR15311Yea vote
Signed June 25,1938
Voteview
 
s75v105TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8508, A BILL TO PRO- VIDE FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATIONAL SOIL RESOURCES AND TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE AND BALANCED FLOW OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES IN INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE.HR85081Yea vote
Req 750047-750051
Voteview
 
s75v102TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8730, NATIONAL HOUSING ACT.HR87301Yea vote
Req 750063, 750064, 750065, 750066
Voteview
 
s75v24TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON S.J. RES. 51.SJR511Yea vote
P. RES. 27
Voteview
 
s75v6TO AMEND H.R. 3587, BY REDUCING THE APPROPRIATION FOR RELIEF AND WORK RELIEF FROM $790,000,000 TO $775,000,000.HR35876Nay vote
Req 750008
Voteview
 
s75v91TO AMEND H.R. 8730 THE NATIONAL HOUSING ACT, BY REENACTING TITLE I OF THE NATIONAL HOUSING ACT OF 1936.HR87301Yea vote
Req 750066
Voteview
 
s75v131TO AMEND H.R. 9995, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1939, BY, ON PAGE 45, LINE 19 AFTER THE WORDS '' EXCESS OF'' , STRIKING OUT '' $2,900,000'' AND INSERTING '' 12,900,000.''HR99951Yea vote
Req 750076
Voteview
 
s75v130TO AMEND H.R. 9995, A BILL MAKING MILITARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1939, BY, ON PAGE 45, LINE 12, STRIKING OUT ' $32,232,034'' AND INSERT '' $48,038,259.''HR99951Yea vote
Req 750076
Voteview
 
s75v46TO AMEND S. 2475, BY ADDING--'' THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL NOT APPLY TO TOBACCO WAREHOUSES, COTTON COMPRESSES, COTTON WAREHOUSES, COTTON GINNING AND BAILING, THEIR EMPLOYERS OR EMPLOYEES, WHERE THE EMPLOYMENT IS SEASONAL IN CHARACTER.'' TS24756Nay vote
Req 750072
Voteview
 
s75v124TO AMEND S. 3331, BY ELIMINATING FROM THE BILL THE PROVI- SIONS WHICH ABOLISH THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL AND SUBSTITUTE AN AUDITOR GENERAL. IT ALSO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZES A PREAUDIT, AND PROVIDES THE METHOD OF PROCEDURE IN THE EVENT OF PREAUDIT.S33316Nay vote
Req 750060
Voteview
 
s75v123TO AMEND S. 3331, BY EXCLUDING THE BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT.S33316Nay vote
Req 750057
Voteview
 
s75v118TO AMEND S. 3331, BY EXEMPTING THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION FROM THE OPERATION OF THE BILL. THE PRESIDING OFFICER VOTED ' NAY,'' TO BREAK THE TIE.S33316Nay vote
Req 750057
Voteview
 
s75v117TO AMEND S. 3331, BY FORBIDDING THE PRESIDENT TO ABOLISH OR TRANSFER THE FOREST SERVICE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ANY OTHER EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OR ABOLISH OR TRANSFER TO ANY OTHER AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT ANY OF THE FUNCTIONS EXERCISEDS33316Nay vote
Req 750057
Voteview
 
s75v119TO AMEND S. 3331, BY PREVENTING THE CONSOLIDATION, ABOLI- TION, OR TRANSFER OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION. THE PRESIDING OFFICER VOTED ' NAY,'' TO BREAK THE TIE.S33316Nay vote
Req 750057
Voteview
 
s75v115TO AMEND S. 3331, BY PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION PLANS.S33316Nay vote
Req 750057
Voteview
 
s75v122TO AMEND S. 3331, BY REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT TO MAKE A DETAILED STATEMENT SHOWING THE DECREASE IN EXPENDITURES RE- SULTING FROM EXECUTIVE ORDERS FACILITATING REORGANIZATION.S33316Nay vote
Req 750057
Voteview
 
s75v120TO AMEND S. 3331, BY SETTING UP RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS.S33316Nay vote
Req 750057
Voteview
 
s75v71TO CONFIRM THE NOMINATION OF HUGO BLACK TO BE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT.1Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s75v113TO CONFIRM THE NOMINATION OF ROBERT H. HACKSON TO BE SOLICITOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.1Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s75v174TO CONFIRM THE NOMINATION OF WILLIAM CLARK TO BE A JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT.1Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s75v30TO OVERRIDE PRESIDENTIAL VETO OF H.R. 5478, A BILL TO ALLOW EXTENSION OF GOVERNMENT SPONSORED TERM INSURANCE.HR54786Nay vote
Vetoed
Voteview
 
s75v172TO OVERRIDE VETO ON H.R. 10530, '' AN ACT TO EXTEND FOR 2 ADDITIONAL YEARS THE 3 1/2 PERCENT INTEREST ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND BANK LOANS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR A 4 PERCENT INTEREST RATE ON LAND BANK COMMISSIONER'S LOANS UNTIL JULY 1, 1940.''HR105306Nay vote
Vetoed
Voteview
 
s75v41TO OVERRULE VETO OF H.R. 6763, A BILL TO EXTEND FOR 1 YEAR THE INTEREST RATES ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND-BANK NOTES.HR67636Nay vote
Vetoed
Voteview
 
s75v111TO PASS H.J. RES. 596.HJR5961Yea vote
P. RES. 80
Voteview
 
s75v166TO PASS H.J. RES. 679.HJR6791Yea vote
P. RES. 122
Voteview
 
s75v14TO PASS H.J. RES. 96.HJR961Yea vote
P. RES. 10
Voteview
 
s75v15TO PASS H.R. 2518, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR RETIREMENT OF JUS- TICES OF THE SUPREME COURT, WHICH HAD BEEN REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY WITHOUT AMENDMENT. (THIS VERY MODERATE BILL REPRESENTS THE LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME OF ROOSEVELT'S ''HR25181Yea vote
P. A. 10
Voteview
 
s75v25TO PASS H.R. 4408, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE RENEWAL OF STAR-ROUTE CONTRACTS AT 4-YEAR INTERVALS.HR44086Nay vote
Vetoed
Voteview
 
s75v22TO PASS H.R. 4985.HR49851Yea vote
Signed April 26, 1937
Voteview
 
s75v19TO PASS H.R. 5232, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NAVY DEPARTMENT, 1938.HR52321Yea vote
P. A. 54
Voteview
 
s75v29TO PASS H.R. 6551.HR65511Yea vote
P. A. 163
Voteview
 
s75v93TO PASS H.R. 8730.HR87301Yea vote
Req 750063, 750064, 750065, 750066
Voteview
 
s75v129TO PASS H.R. 8993.HR89931Yea vote
Signed Apr. 26, 1938
Voteview
 
s75v148TO PASS H.R. 9218, A BILL RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF U.S. NAVY.HR92181Yea vote
Req 750078, 750079, 750080
Voteview
 
s75v67TO PASS S. 1567, A BILL PROVIDING FOR THE CONSERVATION OF A MINERAL RESOURCE PERTAINING TO NATIONAL DEFENSE (HELIUM).S15671Yea vote
Signed September 1, 1937
Voteview
 
s75v65TO PASS S. 1685.S16851Yea vote
P. A. 412
Voteview
 
s75v60TO PASS S. 2475.S24751Yea vote
Req 750030, 750031, 750032, 750072
Voteview
 
s75v90TO PASS S. 2787.S27871Yea vote
Req 750047
Voteview
 
s75v126TO PASS S. 3331.S33311Yea vote
Req 750057, 750058, 750059, 750061, 750062
Voteview
 
s75v3TO PASS S. 415, A BILL PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION AND OTHER PORPOSES.S4151Yea vote
Signed January 26, 1937
Voteview
 
s75v1TO PASS S.J. RES. 3, A JOINT RESOLUTION PROHIBITING THE EXPORTATION OF ARMS, AMMUNITION, AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR FROM THE UNITED STATES TO SPAIN.SJR31Yea vote
PUB. RES. 1
Voteview
 
s75v57TO RECOMMIT S. 2475, TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR.S24756Nay vote
Req 750030, 750031, 750032, 750072
Voteview
 
s75v89TO RECOMMIT S. 2787 TO COMM. ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY.S27876Nay vote
Req 750047
Voteview
 
s75v125TO RECOMMIT S. 3331 TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON GOV'T ORGANIZATION.S33316Nay vote
Req 750057-750062
Voteview
 
s75v121TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AN AMEND. TO S. 3331 PRE- VENTING THE ABOLITION, CONSOLIDATION, OR TRANSFER OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION.S33311Yea vote
Req 750057
Voteview
 

Notes:
  • Highlighted words in vote descriptions are just are coding aids.
  • Pres Votes: 1 (Yea) 6 (Nay) 9 (Not voting, not shown)






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