To agree to the amendment as amended to H.R. 10236, which amendment provides the levying of a 3% tax of the price for electrical energy sold by privately owned

On May 31, 1932, the Senate voted 61–19 (HR 10236). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 30–15, Democrats 34–5, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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: 61
No: 19
Did not vote: 18
Date: May 31, 1932

By party

Democrats34 yes · 5 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans30 yes · 15 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT voted no
Hiram Bingham R-CT voted no
Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted no
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ voted no
William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted no
Felix Hébert R-RI voted no
Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
Carter Glass D-VA voted no
Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted no
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
Robert Davis Carey R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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