To amend H.R. 5755, in lines 21 to 23, the following, "and one-fourth in the ratio which the population of each state bears to the total papulation of the U.S.

On Jun 9, 1933, the Senate voted 66–20 (HR 5755). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 45–8, Republicans 21–12, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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: 66
No: 20
Did not vote: 14
Date: Jun 9, 1933

By party

Democrats45 yes · 8 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans21 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD voted no
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ voted no
William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
James John Davis R-PA voted no
Felix Hébert R-RI voted no
Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted no
Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 5755, in lines 21 to 23, the…: Senate Vote, Jun 9, 1933,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/73-S-82/to-amend-h-r-5755-in-lines-21-to (accessed 2026-10-17).