To pass H.R. 6153 (p. 107, apr. 10, 1930) a bill authorizing the President to appoint a commission to study and report on the conservation and administration of

On Jan 24, 1930, the House voted 243–107 (HR 6153). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 225–1, Democrats 20–107, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 members voted against their own party.

During the 71st Congress (1929–1930), Herbert Hoover was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 243
No: 107
Did not vote: 102
Date: Jan 24, 1930

By party

Democrats20 yes · 107 no · 49 didn’t vote
Republicans225 yes · 1 no · 52 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Claude Albert Fuller D-AR voted yes
Lewis Williams Douglas D-AZ voted yes
Clarence Frederick Lea D-CA voted yes
Herbert Jackson Drane D-FL voted yes
Thomas Alva Yon D-FL voted yes
Charles Robert Crisp D-GA voted yes
Charles Hillyer Brand D-GA voted yes
Carl Vinson D-GA voted yes
William Chester Lankford D-GA voted yes
Stanley Henry Kunz D-IL voted yes
James Benjamin Aswell D-LA voted yes
William Patrick Connery Jr. D-MA voted yes
William Madison Whittington D-MS voted yes
John Morgan Evans D-MT voted yes
Charles Anthony Mooney D-OH voted yes
Robert Crosser D-OH voted yes
James Vernon Mcclintic D-OK voted yes
Schuyler Otis Bland D-VA voted yes
Robert Walton Moore D-VA voted yes
Hubert Haskell Peavey R-WI voted no
Joseph Luther Smith D-WV voted yes

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. 6153 (p. 107, apr. 10, 1930) a…: House Vote, Jan 24, 1930,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/71-H-17/to-pass-h-r-6153-p-107-apr-10 (accessed 2026-10-17).