To pass H.R. 7729, (45 stat. 1084, app. 1-19-29), a bill to divest merchandise produced by prisoners of its interstate character in certain cases.

On May 15, 1928, the House voted 303–39 (HR 7729). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 162–22, Democrats 143–20, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 42 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: 303
No: 39
Did not vote: 94
Date: May 15, 1928

By party

Democrats143 yes · 20 no · 35 didn’t vote
Republicans162 yes · 22 no · 59 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
William Bacon Oliver D-AL voted no
Miles Clayton Allgood D-AL voted no
William Brockman Bankhead D-AL voted no
Edward Hart Fenn R-CT voted no
Richard Patrick Freeman R-CT voted no
John Quillin Tilson R-CT voted no
Schuyler Merritt R-CT voted no
James Peter Glynn R-CT voted no
Robert Griffith Houston R-DE voted no
Christian William Ramseyer R-IA voted no
Burton Lee French R-ID voted no
Addison Taylor Smith R-ID voted no
Fred Sampson Purnell R-IN voted no
Andrew James Hickey R-IN voted no
William Henry Sproul R-KS voted no
Virgil Munday Chapman D-KY voted no
Frederick Moore Vinson D-KY voted no
William Purington Cole Jr. D-MD voted no
Allen John Furlow R-MN voted no
Frank Clague R-MN voted no
Harold Knutson R-MN voted no
Conrad George Selvig R-MN voted no
William Madison Whittington D-MS voted no
Thomas Jefferson Busby D-MS voted no
Lindsay Carter Warren D-NC voted no
John Hosea Kerr D-NC voted no
Fletcher Hale R-NH voted no
Edward Hills Wason R-NH voted no
Clark Burdick R-RI voted no
Richard Steere Aldrich R-RI voted no
Frederick Haskell Dominick D-SC voted no
Schuyler Otis Bland D-VA voted no
Joseph Thomas Deal D-VA voted no
Andrew Jackson Montague D-VA voted no
Clifton Alexander Woodrum D-VA voted no
Thomas Walter Harrison D-VA voted no
George Campbell Peery D-VA voted no
Henry St. George Tucker D-VA voted no
Elbert Sidney Brigham R-VT voted no
Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT 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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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 7729, (45 stat. 1084, app…: House Vote, May 15, 1928,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/70-H-45/to-pass-h-r-7729-45-stat-1084-app (accessed 2026-10-17).