To pass H.R. 9093, declaring pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person nonmailable and providing a penalty, therefor. (p.

On Dec 17, 1924, the House voted 281–40 (HR 9093). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 147–16, Democrats 131–24, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 40 members voted against their own party.

During the 68th Congress (1923–1924), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 281
No: 40
Did not vote: 24
Date: Dec 17, 1924

By party

Democrats131 yes · 24 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans147 yes · 16 no · 17 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Mcduffie D-AL voted no
Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
Henry Bascom Steagall D-AL voted no
George Huddleston D-AL voted no
William Brockman Bankhead D-AL voted no
Otis Theodore Wingo D-AR voted no
James Henry Maclafferty R-CA voted no
John Quillin Tilson R-CT voted no
Robert Lee Moore D-GA voted no
Edward John King R-IL voted no
Richard Nash Elliott R-IN voted no
Merrill Moores R-IN voted no
Homer Hoch R-KS voted no
Robert Young Thomas Jr. D-KY voted no
Samuel Ellsworth Winslow R-MA voted no
Abram Piatt Andrew Jr. R-MA voted no
Charles Lee Underhill R-MA voted no
John Boynton Philip Clayton Hill R-MD voted no
Jacob Le Roy Milligan D-MO voted no
Charles Lee Faust R-MO voted no
Cleveland Alexander Newton R-MO voted no
Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted no
John Henry Morehead D-NE voted no
Willis Gratz Sears R-NE voted no
William Nathaniel Rogers D-NH voted no
Emanuel Celler D-NY voted no
James Thomas Begg R-OH voted no
George Franklin Brumm R-PA voted no
Thomas Wharton Phillips Jr. R-PA voted no
Everett Kent D-PA voted no
Gordon Weaver Browning D-TN voted no
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn D-TX voted no
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
Claude Benton Hudspeth D-TX voted no
Thomas Lindsay Blanton D-TX voted no
Joseph Thomas Deal D-VA voted no
Clifton Alexander Woodrum D-VA voted no
Robert Walton Moore D-VA voted no
Henry St. George Tucker D-VA voted no
James Alfred Taylor D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 9093, declaring pistols…: House Vote, Dec 17, 1924,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/68-H-129/to-pass-h-r-9093-declaring-pistols-revolvers-and (accessed 2026-10-17).