To amend S. 2465 (44 stat. 325, 4/26/26), a bill to amend "an act to regulate foreign commerce by prohibiting the admission in the United States of certain adul

On Apr 6, 1926, the House voted 144–167 (S 2465). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–201, Democrats 173–9, Others 3–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 21 members voted against their own party.

During the 69th Congress (1925–1926), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 144
No: 167
Did not vote: 37
Date: Apr 6, 1926

By party

Democrats173 yes · 9 no · 2 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 201 no · 35 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

William Edgar Hull R-IL voted yes
David Hogg R-IN voted yes
William Henry Sproul R-KS voted yes
Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
Francis Ford Patterson Jr. R-NJ voted yes
George Washington Lindsay D-NY voted no
Loring Milton Black Jr. D-NY voted no
Andrew Lawrence Somers D-NY voted no
John Joseph O'Connor D-NY voted no
Parker Corning D-NY voted no
Meyer Jacobstein D-NY voted no
Samuel James Montgomery R-OK voted yes
James Willis Taylor R-TN voted yes
Eugene Black D-TX voted no
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn D-TX voted no
Harry McLeary Wurzbach R-TX voted yes
Elbert Sidney Brigham R-VT voted yes
Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted yes
John Charles Schafer R-WI voted yes
Joseph David Beck R-WI voted yes
Hubert Haskell Peavey R-WI voted yes

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 amend S. 2465 (44 stat. 325, 4/26/26), a…: House Vote, Apr 6, 1926,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/69-H-36/to-amend-s-2465-44-stat-325-4-26 (accessed 2026-10-17).