To override the veto of H.R. 9870.

On Jan 27, 1936, the Senate voted 76–19 (HR 9870). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 57–12, Republicans 16–7, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 19 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: 76
No: 19
Did not vote: 5
Date: Jan 27, 1936

By party

Democrats57 yes · 12 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 7 no · 2 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE voted no
John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE voted no
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
James Couzens R-MI voted no
Edward Raymond Burke D-NE voted no
Fred Herbert Brown D-NH voted no
Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Carter Glass D-VA voted no
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA 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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Capitol Receipts, “To override the veto of H.R. 9870.: Senate Vote, Jan 27, 1936,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/74-S-138/to-override-the-veto-of-h-r-9870 (accessed 2026-10-17).