To amend S. 1419, by eliminating all "navigable waters" over which Congress has juridsiction under its authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and a

On Sep 5, 1918, the House voted 214–46 (S 1419). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 93–40, Republicans 120–6, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 46 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: 214
No: 46
Did not vote: 194
Date: Sep 5, 1918

By party

Democrats93 yes · 40 no · 93 didn’t vote
Republicans120 yes · 6 no · 97 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Oscar Lee Gray D-AL voted no
Stanley Hubert Dent Jr. D-AL voted no
James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
John Lawson Burnett D-AL voted no
Edward Berton Almon D-AL voted no
George Huddleston D-AL voted no
William Allan Oldfield D-AR voted no
Otis Theodore Wingo D-AR voted no
John Edward Raker D-CA voted no
Denver Samuel Church D-CA voted no
Benjamin Clark Hilliard D-CO voted no
James Walter Kehoe D-FL voted no
Ladislas Lazaro D-LA voted no
Frank Ellsworth Doremus D-MI voted no
Samuel Willard Beakes D-MI voted no
Carl Edgar Mapes R-MI voted no
James Campbell Mclaughlin R-MI voted no
Sydney Anderson R-MN voted no
William Waller Rucker D-MO voted no
Charles Ferris Booher D-MO voted no
William Patterson Borland D-MO voted no
Clement Cabell Dickinson D-MO voted no
Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. D-MS voted no
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
Percy Edwards Quin D-MS voted no
John Humphrey Small D-NC voted no
Charles Manly Stedman D-NC voted no
George Richard Lunn D-NY voted no
Charles Bennett Smith D-NY voted no
William Frederick Waldow R-NY voted no
Isaac R. Sherwood D-OH voted no
William Gordon D-OH voted no
Robert Crosser D-OH voted no
Frederick Haskell Dominick D-SC voted no
Asbury Francis Lever D-SC voted no
Cordell Hull D-TN voted no
William Cannon Houston D-TN voted no
Joseph Wellington Byrns D-TN voted no
Thetus Willrette Sims D-TN voted no
Finis James Garrett D-TN voted no
Joe Henry Eagle D-TX voted no
Daniel Edward Garrett D-TX voted no
Charles Creighton Carlin D-VA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
John Jacob Esch 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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