To agree to H. RES. 436, that the house in committee of the whole consider H.R. 11957, authorizing the President to modify visa fees in certain cases. (p. 3976

On Feb 17, 1925, the House voted 250–65 (HR 11957). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 159–0, Democrats 89–65, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 65 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: 250
No: 65
Did not vote: 20
Date: Feb 17, 1925

By party

Democrats89 yes · 65 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans159 yes · 0 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Henry Bascom Steagall D-AL voted no
Lamar Jeffers D-AL voted no
William Bismarck Bowling D-AL voted no
William Bacon Oliver D-AL voted no
Miles Clayton Allgood D-AL voted no
James Byron Reed D-AR voted no
Tilman Bacon Parks D-AR voted no
John Edward Raker D-CA voted no
William Joseph Sears D-FL voted no
Robert Lee Moore D-GA voted no
Charles Robert Crisp D-GA voted no
Frank Gardner D-IN voted no
Harry Clifford Canfield D-IN voted no
Samuel Ellis Cook D-IN voted no
David Hayes Kincheloe D-KY voted no
Robert Young Thomas Jr. D-KY voted no
Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert D-KY voted no
Frederick Moore Vinson D-KY voted no
John Nicholas Sandlin D-LA voted no
Riley Joseph Wilson D-LA voted no
Thomas Alan Goldsborough D-MD voted no
Milton Andrew Romjue D-MO voted no
Ralph Fulton Lozier D-MO voted no
Jacob Le Roy Milligan D-MO voted no
Clement Cabell Dickinson D-MO voted no
Clarence Andrew Cannon D-MO voted no
Thomas Lewis Rubey D-MO voted no
John Elliott Rankin D-MS voted no
Thomas Jefferson Busby D-MS voted no
Ross Alexander Collins D-MS voted no
Percy Edwards Quin D-MS voted no
James William Collier D-MS voted no
William Cicero Hammer D-NC voted no
Robert Lee Doughton D-NC voted no
Zebulon Weaver D-NC voted no
John Henry Morehead D-NE voted no
Edgar Howard D-NE voted no
John Morrow D-NM voted no
Emanuel Celler D-NY voted no
John Joseph O'Connor D-NY voted no
Royal Hurlburt Weller D-NY voted no
Thomas Deitz Mckeown D-OK voted no
Fletcher B. Swank D-OK voted no
John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
James Vernon Mcclintic D-OK voted no
Elton Watkins D-OR voted no
William Francis Stevenson D-SC voted no
Allard Henry Gasque D-SC voted no
Hampton Pitts Fulmer D-SC voted no
Joseph Wellington Byrns D-TN voted no
John Calvin Box D-TX voted no
Morgan Gurley Sanders D-TX voted no
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn D-TX voted no
Luther Alexander Johnson D-TX voted no
Clay Stone Briggs D-TX voted no
James Paul Buchanan D-TX voted no
Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX voted no
Fritz Garland Lanham D-TX voted no
Guinn Williams D-TX voted no
Claude Benton Hudspeth D-TX voted no
Thomas Lindsay Blanton D-TX voted no
John Marvin Jones D-TX voted no
Samuel Billingsley Hill D-WA voted no
Robert Edward Lee Allen D-WV 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 agree to H. RES. 436, that the house in…: House Vote, Feb 17, 1925,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/68-H-160/to-agree-to-h-res-436-that-the-house (accessed 2026-10-17).