To amend S. 3420, by putting fines of $10,000 to $100,000 for willful fraud and 500 to 10,000 for non-willful fraud.

On May 8, 1934, the Senate voted 27–44 (S 3420). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–37, Republicans 23–8, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 27
No: 44
Did not vote: 23
Date: May 8, 1934

By party

Democrats9 yes · 37 no · 17 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 8 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO voted yes
Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted yes
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
George Mcgill D-KS voted yes
Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted yes
James Couzens R-MI voted no
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted yes
Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC voted yes
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN voted yes
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
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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