Senate roll call 5 · 73rd Congress · Mar 15, 1933
To amend H.R. 2820, by providing that no veterans pension or compensation be reduced by more than 25%.
On Mar 15, 1933, the Senate voted 28–45 (HR 2820). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–29, Republicans 12–18. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 31 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
- 28
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Mar 15, 1933
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 29 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 18 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
- George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted yes
- John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI 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
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted yes
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted yes
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI 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
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- 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
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-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
- 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
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- 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
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner 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
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard 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
Did not vote
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- 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
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman 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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