Senate roll call 111 · 65th Congress · Jul 26, 1917
To pass H.R. 4285.
On Jul 26, 1917, the Senate voted 50–11 (HR 4285). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 31–6, Republicans 22–8. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 50
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 44
- Date
- Jul 26, 1917
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 6 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 8 no · 19 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
- James Henry Brady R-ID voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
- William Alden Smith R-MI voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted no
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- George William Norris R-NE
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Did not vote
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.