Senate roll call 195 · 73rd Congress · May 15, 1934
To amend S. 3285, a bill providing for regulation of wire and radio communications, by reallocating frequencies, voiding all radio broadcasting licences, and re
On May 15, 1934, the Senate voted 23–42 (S 3285). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–33, Republicans 12–14, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 23
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- May 15, 1934
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 33 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 14 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- John Edward Erickson D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted yes
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted yes
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
- Felix Hébert R-RI voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Roscoe Conkling Patterson R-MO
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- John Edward Erickson D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Felix Hébert R-RI
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Henry Drury Hatfield R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Frederic Collin Walcott R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Phillips Lee Goldsborough R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- James Couzens R-MI
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- William Henry Thompson D-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Did not vote
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Robert Rice Reynolds D-NC
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Hamilton Fish Kean R-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- James John Davis R-PA
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Cordell Hull D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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