To reconsider the vote on the passage of S. 158.

On Apr 17, 1933, the Senate voted 31–52 (S 158). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–45, Republicans 23–10, Others 0–1. 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: 31
No: 52
Did not vote: 11
Date: Apr 17, 1933

By party

Democrats11 yes · 45 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 10 no · 4 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted yes
James Couzens R-MI voted no
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted yes
Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI 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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