To pass H.R. 5081, a bill creating the tenn. Valley authority and providing for the operation of muscle shoals properties.

On Apr 25, 1933, the House voted 306–92 (HR 5081). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 304–2, Republicans 18–96, Others 5–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 73rd Congress (1933–1934), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 306
No: 92
Did not vote: 15
Date: Apr 25, 1933

By party

Democrats304 yes · 2 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans18 yes · 96 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted yes
William Isham Traeger R-CA voted yes
Samuel LaFort Collins R-CA voted yes
Fred Cramer Gilchrist R-IA voted yes
Frank R. Reid R-IL voted yes
John Theodore Buckbee R-IL voted yes
John Gregg Utterback D-ME voted no
Roy Orchard Woodruff R-MI voted yes
Ray Park Chase R-MN voted yes
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted yes
William Lemke R-ND voted yes
James Wheaton Mott R-OR voted yes
Melville Clyde Kelly R-PA voted yes
Brazilla Carroll Reece R-TN voted yes
James Willis Taylor R-TN voted yes
George Butler Terrell D-TX voted no
Gardner Robert Withrow R-WI voted yes
Gerald John Boileau R-WI voted yes
James Archibald Frear R-WI voted yes
Hubert Haskell Peavey R-WI voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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