To adopt an amendment of the committee on commerce to HR 3184, requesting the issuance of licenses by the government.

On Jan 13, 1920, the Senate voted 40–23 (HR 3184). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 25–9, Democrats 16–14. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 members voted against their own party.

During the 66th Congress (1919–1920), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 40
No: 23
Did not vote: 37
Date: Jan 13, 1920

By party

Democrats16 yes · 14 no · 20 didn’t vote
Republicans25 yes · 9 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Park Trammell D-FL voted no
William Julius Harris D-GA voted no
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
John Frost Nugent D-ID voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
Edward James Gay D-LA voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted no
Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV voted no
Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted no
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted no
Howard Sutherland R-WV voted no
John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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