To agree to amendment to H.R. 13520, (47 stat. 1489, 3/3/1933), a bill making appropriations for the treasury and post office departments for the fiscal year en

On Jan 30, 1933, the Senate voted 34–53 (HR 13520). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 2–42, Republicans 33–11, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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: 34
No: 53
Did not vote: 14
Date: Jan 30, 1933

By party

Democrats2 yes · 42 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans33 yes · 11 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
James Couzens R-MI voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier 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
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
John James Blaine R-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI 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 amendment to H.R. 13520, (47…: Senate Vote, Jan 30, 1933,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/72-S-240/to-agree-to-amendment-to-h-r-13520-47 (accessed 2026-10-17).