To agree to the amendment to H. R. 17223, which amendment provides for an appropriation of $48,000.00 for a summer home for the President. (p.4558-2)

On Feb 27, 1929, the Senate voted 39–18 (HR 17223). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–11, Democrats 21–7. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 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: 39
No: 18
Did not vote: 45
Date: Feb 27, 1929

By party

Democrats21 yes · 7 no · 20 didn’t vote
Republicans18 yes · 11 no · 24 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA voted no
Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted no
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted no
Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
David Aiken Reed R-PA voted no
Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted no
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
John James Blaine R-WI voted no
Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to the amendment to H. R. 17223…: Senate Vote, Feb 27, 1929,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/70-S-180/to-agree-to-the-amendment-to-h-r-17223 (accessed 2026-10-17).