To amend H.R. 9830, by providing that President may allocate up to $500,000,000 of the savings of unobligated balances of the reconstruction finance corp.

On Jun 15, 1934, the Senate voted 57–25 (HR 9830). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 37–17, Republicans 22–7, Others 0–1. 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: 57
No: 25
Did not vote: 17
Date: Jun 15, 1934

By party

Democrats37 yes · 17 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans22 yes · 7 no · 8 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO voted no
Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted no
James Pinckney Pope D-ID voted no
George Mcgill D-KS voted no
Huey Pierce Long D-LA voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
John Edward Erickson D-MT voted no
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
Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
Key Pittman D-NV voted no
Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
Homer Truett Bone D-WA voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV 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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