To pass H.R. 12987 (34 stat 584, 6/29/06), amending the act to regulate commerce, approved feb. 4, 1887, and all acts amendatory thereof, and to enlarge the pow

On Feb 8, 1906, the House voted 346–7 (HR 12987). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 227–7, Democrats 119–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 7 members voted against their own party.

During the 59th Congress (1905–1906), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 346
No: 7
Did not vote: 45
Date: Feb 8, 1906

By party

Democrats119 yes · 0 no · 21 didn’t vote
Republicans227 yes · 7 no · 24 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Walker Mccall R-MA voted no
John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted no
Charles Edgar Littlefield R-ME voted no
George Newell Southwick R-NY voted no
James Breck Perkins R-NY voted no
Edward Butterfield Vreeland R-NY voted no
Joseph Crocker Sibley R-PA 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. 12987 (34 stat 584, 6/29/06)…: House Vote, Feb 8, 1906,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/59-H-13/to-pass-h-r-12987-34-stat-584-6 (accessed 2026-10-17).