To agree to an amendment to H.R. 10236, which amendment authorizes that on page 2 after line 7 there be added a new paragraph: (12) none of the taxes described

On May 24, 1932, the Senate voted 56–23 (HR 10236). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–18, Democrats 33–5, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 members voted against their own party.

During the 72nd Congress (1931–1932), Herbert Hoover was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 56
No: 23
Did not vote: 23
Date: May 24, 1932

By party

Democrats33 yes · 5 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 18 no · 9 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted no
Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE voted no
Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
John Thomas R-ID voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted no
James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ voted no
Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
Felix Hébert R-RI voted no
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
William John Bulow D-SD voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
Henry Drury Hatfield R-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 agree to an amendment to H.R. 10236…: Senate Vote, May 24, 1932,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/72-S-123/to-agree-to-an-amendment-to-h-r-10236 (accessed 2026-10-17).