To amend H.R. 12445, by providing for the initiation and execution of a program of public works that shall be subject to the determination of the President upon

On Jun 23, 1932, the Senate voted 20–50 (HR 12445). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 25–18, Democrats 1–35, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 20
No: 50
Did not vote: 23
Date: Jun 23, 1932

By party

Democrats1 yes · 35 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans25 yes · 18 no · 7 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted no
James Couzens R-MI voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted no
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted no
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
John James Blaine R-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
Robert Davis Carey R-WY 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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