To agree to the report of the conference committee on S.J. RES. 49, providing for the national defense by the creation of a corporation for the operation of the

On Feb 23, 1931, the Senate voted 55–28 (SJR 49). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–28, Democrats 38–3, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 members voted against their own party.

During the 71st Congress (1929–1930), Herbert Hoover was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 55
No: 28
Did not vote: 18
Date: Feb 23, 1931

By party

Democrats38 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans21 yes · 28 no · 15 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
John Thomas R-ID voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted yes
Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
James Couzens R-MI voted yes
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
George William Norris R-NE voted yes
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
William Bliss Pine R-OK voted yes
Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted yes
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV 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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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to the report of the conference…: Senate Vote, Feb 23, 1931,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/71-S-421/to-agree-to-the-report-of-the-conference-committee (accessed 2026-10-18).