To amend H. R. 56, a bill prohibiting interference with foreign and domestic commerce, and removing obstructions thereto, and prohibiting transmission of certai

On Jul 16, 1912, the House voted 18–209 (HR 56). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–130, Republicans 6–80, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 62nd Congress (1911–1912), William Howard Taft was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 18
No: 209
Did not vote: 179
Date: Jul 16, 1912

By party

Democrats12 yes · 130 no · 95 didn’t vote
Republicans6 yes · 80 no · 83 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Atterson Walden Rucker D-CO voted yes
Frank Buchanan D-IL voted yes
Isaac Daniel Young R-KS voted yes
Albert Estopinal D-LA voted yes
Henry Garland Dupré D-LA voted yes
Andrew James Peters D-MA voted yes
William Stedman Greene R-MA voted yes
Frank Eugene Wilson D-NY voted yes
William Cox Redfield D-NY voted yes
William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted yes
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted yes
Michael Francis Conry D-NY voted yes
Richard Edward Connell D-NY voted yes
Sereno Elisha Payne R-NY voted yes
John Jefferson Whitacre D-OH voted yes
Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
Marlin Edgar Olmsted R-PA voted yes
John Dalzell R-PA voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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