To consider H.RES. 124, a resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 3835, a bill to relieve the existing national economic emergency by increasing agri

On May 2, 1933, the House voted 261–113 (HRE 125). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 270–10, Republicans 3–111, Others 0–4. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 13 members voted against their own party.

During the 73rd Congress (1933–1934), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 261
No: 113
Did not vote: 16
Date: May 2, 1933

By party

Democrats270 yes · 10 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans3 yes · 111 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 4 no

Who broke with their party

George Huddleston D-AL voted no
John Henry Hoeppel D-CA voted no
Theodore Christianson R-MN voted yes
James Robert Claiborne D-MO voted no
John Walter Lambeth D-NC voted no
Edgar Howard D-NE voted no
Charles Anderson Wolverton R-NJ voted yes
Loring Milton Black Jr. D-NY voted no
Andrew Lawrence Somers D-NY voted no
Matthew Anthony Dunn D-PA voted no
Hubert Haskell Peavey R-WI voted yes
John Kee D-WV voted no
Joseph Luther Smith D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To consider H.RES. 124, a resolution…: House Vote, May 2, 1933,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/73-H-25/to-consider-h-res-124-a-resolution-providing-for (accessed 2026-10-16).