To sustain the decision of the committee of the whole to consider H.R. 8141, a bill authorizing additional employees for the federal power commission.

On Mar 20, 1928, the House voted 174–155 (HR 8141). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 172–13, Democrats 4–144, Others 1–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 17 members voted against their own party.

During the 70th Congress (1927–1928), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 174
No: 155
Did not vote: 109
Date: Mar 20, 1928

By party

Democrats4 yes · 144 no · 50 didn’t vote
Republicans172 yes · 13 no · 58 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
Maurice Hudson Thatcher R-KY voted no
William Patrick Connery Jr. D-MA voted yes
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted no
Loring Milton Black Jr. D-NY voted yes
Robert Crosser D-OH voted yes
George Austin Welsh R-PA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
Charles August Kading R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
John Charles Schafer R-WI voted no
Florian Lampert R-WI voted no
Joseph David Beck R-WI voted no
Edward Everts Browne R-WI voted no
George John Schneider R-WI voted no
James Archibald Frear R-WI voted no
Hubert Haskell Peavey R-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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