To pass H.R. 1. (p. 717-2)

On Dec 15, 1927, the House voted 366–24 (HR 1). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 181–21, Democrats 187–1, Others 1–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 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: 366
No: 24
Did not vote: 51
Date: Dec 15, 1927

By party

Democrats187 yes · 1 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans181 yes · 21 no · 41 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

George Huddleston D-AL voted no
Schuyler Merritt R-CT voted no
Christian William Ramseyer R-IA voted no
Martin Barnaby Madden R-IL voted no
Henry Leland Bowles R-MA voted no
Ira Greenlief Hersey R-ME voted no
William Francis James R-MI voted no
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted no
Robert Glenmore Simmons R-NE voted no
Fletcher Hale R-NH voted no
Edward Hills Wason R-NH voted no
Isaac Bacharach R-NJ voted no
Franklin William Fort R-NJ voted no
Fiorello Henry La Guardia R-NY voted no
John Davenport Clarke R-NY voted no
Richard Steere Aldrich R-RI voted no
Charles Andrew Christopherson R-SD voted no
William Williamson R-SD voted no
John Mandt Nelson 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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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 1. (p. 717-2): House Vote, Dec 15, 1927,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/70-H-7/to-pass-h-r-1-p-717-2 (accessed 2026-10-16).