To amend H.R. 8402, a bill providing for regulation of cotton industry, by providing that act does not apply to farms with less than 40 acres of cotton.

On Mar 27, 1934, the Senate voted 36–42 (HR 8402). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–38, Republicans 22–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: 36
No: 42
Did not vote: 20
Date: Mar 27, 1934

By party

Democrats15 yes · 38 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans22 yes · 6 no · 9 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted yes
George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted yes
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
William Henry Thompson D-NE voted yes
Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ voted no
William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
William Henry King D-UT voted yes
Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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