To pass S. J. RES. 14, proposing an amendment to the constitution of the U.S., fixing the commencement of the terms of President and vice President and members

On Feb 16, 1932, the House voted 336–56 (SJR 14). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 199–8, Republicans 147–53, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 61 members voted against their own party.

During the 72nd Congress (1931–1932), Herbert Hoover was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 336
No: 56
Did not vote: 39
Date: Feb 16, 1932

By party

Democrats199 yes · 8 no · 22 didn’t vote
Republicans147 yes · 53 no · 17 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Florence Prag Kahn R-CA voted no
William Elmer Evans R-CA voted no
William Robb Eaton R-CO voted no
John Quillin Tilson R-CT voted no
Robert Griffith Houston R-DE voted no
William Washington Larsen D-GA voted no
Cyrenus Cole R-IA voted no
Burton Lee French R-ID voted no
Oscar Stanton De Priest R-IL voted no
John Clayton Allen R-IL voted no
Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield R-IL voted no
Charles Finley R-KY voted no
Allen Towner Treadway R-MA voted no
Frank Herbert Foss R-MA voted no
Edith Nourse Rogers R-MA voted no
Abram Piatt Andrew Jr. R-MA voted no
Charles Lee Underhill R-MA voted no
George Holden Tinkham R-MA voted no
Richard Bowditch Wigglesworth R-MA voted no
Alfred Lee Bulwinkle D-NC voted no
Randolph Perkins R-NJ voted no
Frederick Reimold Lehlbach R-NJ voted no
Robert Low Bacon R-NY voted no
James Southworth Parker R-NY voted no
Bertrand Hollis Snell R-NY voted no
John Taber R-NY voted no
Archie Dovell Sanders R-NY voted no
John Baker Hollister R-OH voted no
William Emil Hess R-OH voted no
Francis Seiberling R-OH voted no
Benjamin Franklin Murphy R-OH voted no
Willis Chatman Hawley R-OR voted no
James Montgomery Beck R-PA voted no
Edward Lowber Stokes R-PA voted no
Harry Clay Ransley R-PA voted no
Benjamin Martin Golder R-PA voted no
James Joseph Connolly R-PA voted no
George Austin Welsh R-PA voted no
George Potter Darrow R-PA voted no
James Wolfenden R-PA voted no
Henry Winfield Watson R-PA voted no
John Roland Kinzer R-PA voted no
George Franklin Brumm R-PA voted no
Robert Fleming Rich R-PA voted no
Edward McMath Beers R-PA voted no
Isaac Hoffer Doutrich R-PA voted no
Henry Wilson Temple R-PA voted no
Milton William Shreve R-PA voted no
William Radford Coyle R-PA voted no
Edmund Frederick Erk R-PA voted no
Clark Burdick R-RI voted no
Richard Steere Aldrich R-RI voted no
Thomas Lindsay Blanton D-TX voted no
Frederick Charles Loofbourow R-UT voted no
Schuyler Otis Bland D-VA voted no
Andrew Jackson Montague D-VA voted no
Patrick Henry Drewry D-VA voted no
Clifton Alexander Woodrum D-VA voted no
Henry St. George Tucker D-VA voted no
Carl George Bachmann R-WV voted no
Hugh Ike Shott R-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass S. J. RES. 14, proposing an…: House Vote, Feb 16, 1932,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/72-H-16/to-pass-s-j-res-14-proposing-an-amendment (accessed 2026-10-15).