To pass H. R. 1021, (15 stat 22, july 27, 1868), an act establishing uniform bankruptcy laws in the United States.

On Apr 21, 1868, the House voted 65–45 (HR 1021). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 49–42, Democrats 13–3, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 45 members voted against their own party.

During the 40th Congress (1867–1868), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 65
No: 45
Did not vote: 123
Date: Apr 21, 1868

By party

Republicans49 yes · 42 no · 87 didn’t vote
Democrats13 yes · 3 no · 34 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Howard Starkweather R-CT voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted no
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
Henry Dana Washburn R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Oakes Ames R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
John Lynch R-ME voted no
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO voted no
Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO voted no
Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted no
John Taffe R-NE voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted no
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted no
William Mungen D-OH voted no
Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted no
John Beatty R-OH voted no
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted no
Philadelph Van Trump D-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted no
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
John Covode R-PA voted no
Horace Maynard R-TN voted no
William Brickly Stokes R-TN voted no
James Mullins R-TN voted no
Samuel Mayes Arnell R-TN voted no
Benjamin Franklin Hopkins R-WI voted no
Charles Augustus Eldredge D-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H. R. 1021, (15 stat 22, july 27…: House Vote, Apr 21, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-302/to-pass-h-r-1021-15-stat-22-july (accessed 2026-10-17).