To amend H.R. 9215, a bill making supplemental appropriations, by directing the commodity credit corporation to make loans to farmers at the rate of 11/2 cents

On Aug 24, 1935, the Senate voted 41–23 (HR 9215). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–16, Republicans 10–7, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 members voted against their own party.

During the 74th Congress (1935–1936), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 41
No: 23
Did not vote: 22
Date: Aug 24, 1935

By party

Democrats29 yes · 16 no · 19 didn’t vote
Republicans10 yes · 7 no · 2 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
Richard Louis Murphy D-IA voted no
William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted no
Sherman Minton D-IN voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME voted no
Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted no
William Warren Barbour R-NJ voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
James John Davis R-PA voted no
Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Carter Glass D-VA voted no
Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 9215, a bill making…: Senate Vote, Aug 24, 1935,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/74-S-132/to-amend-h-r-9215-a-bill-making-supplemental (accessed 2026-10-17).