To amend H.R. 5755, by inserting section providing for general manufactures' excise tax.

On Jun 9, 1933, the Senate voted 28–57 (HR 5755). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–45, Republicans 20–12, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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: 57
Did not vote: 13
Date: Jun 9, 1933

By party

Democrats10 yes · 45 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 12 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted yes
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD 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 Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted no
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted yes
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted no
John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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