Senate roll call 52 · 73rd Congress · May 11, 1933
To amend H.R. 5040, by providing that no provisions of SEC 615 1/2 or 616 apply to publicly owned electric and power companies.
On May 11, 1933, the Senate voted 45–31 (HR 5040). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 33–18, Republicans 14–15, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 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
- 45
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- May 11, 1933
By party
- Democrats33 yes · 18 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 15 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR voted no
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted no
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted no
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted no
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- 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
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- John Edward Erickson D-MT
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- 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
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- 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
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
Did not vote
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- William Henry Thompson D-NE
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- James John Davis R-PA
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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