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Senate Censure Vote
- When
- March 28, 1834
- Where
- Senate Chamber
The Senate voted 26–20 to censure Jackson for removing federal deposits, marking the only explicit presidential censure resolution.
On March 28, 1834, the Senate adopted a revised censure resolution against Andrew Jackson. The vote, passed by a Whig majority, officially censured the president for violating the Constitution by removing federal deposits from the Second Bank. This remains the clearest case of presidential censure by resolution in either chamber of Congress.
Sources
- Censure of Andrew Jackson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
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