Senate roll call 86 · 70th Congress · May 18, 1928
To amend H. R. 1, by permitting physicians who attend meetings, convention, etc. Of their national societies, to deduct the expenses therefor. (p.9054-1)
On May 18, 1928, the Senate voted 59–13 (HR 1). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–1, Republicans 24–13, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 59
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- May 18, 1928
By party
- Democrats36 yes · 1 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans24 yes · 13 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL voted no
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted no
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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