To agree to the amendment as amended to H.R. 13520, which amendment as amended authorizes each department head to make reductions in expenditures for the year e

On Feb 2, 1933, the Senate voted 51–24 (HR 13520). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 26–15, Democrats 28–11, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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: 51
No: 24
Did not vote: 22
Date: Feb 2, 1933

By party

Democrats28 yes · 11 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans26 yes · 15 no · 9 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted no
Park Trammell D-FL voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN voted no
George Mcgill D-KS voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted no
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV voted no
John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted no
James John Davis R-PA voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted no
John James Blaine R-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted no
John Benjamin Kendrick D-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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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to the amendment as amended to H.R…: Senate Vote, Feb 2, 1933,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/72-S-246/to-agree-to-the-amendment-as-amended-to-h (accessed 2026-10-17).