To adopt amendment from the committee on military affairs to S. J. RES. 124, (40 stat-557, may 20, 1918), providing for the registration for the military servic

On Apr 25, 1918, the House voted 262–29 (SJR 124). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 133–21, Republicans 127–8, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 29 members voted against their own party.

During the 65th Congress (1917–1918), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 262
No: 29
Did not vote: 163
Date: Apr 25, 1918

By party

Democrats133 yes · 21 no · 72 didn’t vote
Republicans127 yes · 8 no · 88 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Benjamin Clark Hilliard D-CO voted no
Edward Keating D-CO voted no
Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
John William Rainey D-IL voted no
William Johnson Graham R-IL voted no
William Ernest Mason R-IL voted no
Merrill Moores R-IN voted no
David Hayes Kincheloe D-KY voted no
Ben Johnson D-KY voted no
Ladislas Lazaro D-LA voted no
Michael Francis Phelan D-MA voted no
Peter Francis Tague D-MA voted no
James Ambrose Gallivan D-MA voted no
William Stedman Greene R-MA voted no
Charles Pearce Coady D-MD voted no
John Charles Linthicum D-MD voted no
William Leo Igoe D-MO voted no
James Paul Maher D-NY voted no
John Joseph Delaney D-NY voted no
Daniel Joseph Riordan D-NY voted no
Jerome Francis Donovan D-NY voted no
Henry Ivory Emerson R-OH voted no
Edward Everett Robbins R-PA voted no
George Francis O'Shaunessy D-RI voted no
Ambrose Kennedy R-RI voted no
Richard Smith Whaley D-SC voted no
Frederick Haskell Dominick D-SC voted no
Walter Allen Watson D-VA voted no
William Joseph Cary R-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 adopt amendment from the committee on…: House Vote, Apr 25, 1918,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/65-H-132/to-adopt-amendment-from-the-committee-on-military-affairs (accessed 2026-10-17).