To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4220 (p.l. 37) providing for the protection of government records.

On Apr 3, 1933, the House voted 300–29 (HR 4220). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 226–16, Republicans 77–8, Others 0–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 24 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: 300
No: 29
Did not vote: 25
Date: Apr 3, 1933

By party

Democrats226 yes · 16 no · 22 didn’t vote
Republicans77 yes · 8 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 5 no

Who broke with their party

George Huddleston D-AL voted no
Bryant Thomas Castellow D-GA voted no
Braswell Drue Deen D-GA voted no
Compton Ignatius White D-ID voted no
Leo Paul Kocialkowski D-IL voted no
Harold Clement Mcgugin R-KS voted no
William Randolph Carpenter D-KS voted no
George Holden Tinkham R-MA voted no
James Robert Claiborne D-MO voted no
Thomas Jefferson Busby D-MS voted no
Lawrence Russell Ellzey D-MS voted no
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted no
William Lemke R-ND voted no
Edgar Howard D-NE voted no
Loring Milton Black Jr. D-NY voted no
Robert Thompson Secrest D-OH voted no
Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted no
James Wheaton Mott R-OR voted no
Louis Thomas Mcfadden R-PA voted no
Joe Henry Eagle D-TX voted no
John William Flannagan Jr. D-VA voted no
Gardner Robert Withrow R-WI voted no
Thomas David Patrick O'Malley D-WI voted no
Hubert Haskell Peavey R-WI voted no

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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Capitol Receipts, “To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4220…: House Vote, Apr 3, 1933,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/73-H-9/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-h-r-4220 (accessed 2026-10-17).