To amend, in the nature of a substitute, S. 5125, by increasing the amount available from the reconstruction finance corp. From $300,000,000 to $600,000,000, an

On Feb 20, 1933, the Senate voted 44–28 (S 5125). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–16, Republicans 23–18, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 34 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: 44
No: 28
Did not vote: 18
Date: Feb 20, 1933

By party

Democrats27 yes · 16 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 18 no · 9 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted no
Park Trammell D-FL voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
John Thomas R-ID voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
George Mcgill D-KS voted no
Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
James Couzens R-MI voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted no
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO voted no
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
William John Bulow D-SD voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
Elijah Sherman Grammer R-WA voted no
John James Blaine R-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV 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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