Senate roll call 4 · 73rd Congress · Mar 15, 1933
To amend H.R. 2820, by reducing disability compensation and veterans pension by 15%.
On Mar 15, 1933, the Senate voted 16–62 (HR 2820). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–45, Republicans 8–20. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 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
- 16
- No
- 62
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Mar 15, 1933
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 45 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 20 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted yes
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- James Couzens R-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
Did not vote
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- John Edward Erickson D-MT
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- William Henry Thompson D-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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