To recommit H.R. 2667 to committee on ways and means with instructions to strike out the provisions creating the U.S. Tariff commission and provide instead for

On May 28, 1929, the House voted 157–254 (HR 2667). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 3–258, Democrats 159–2, Others 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 5 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: 157
No: 254
Did not vote: 33
Date: May 28, 1929

By party

Democrats159 yes · 2 no · 15 didn’t vote
Republicans3 yes · 258 no · 17 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Clarence Frederick Lea D-CA voted no
Morton Denison Hull R-IL voted yes
Fiorello Henry La Guardia R-NY voted yes
Parker Corning D-NY voted no
James Montgomery Beck R-PA 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 recommit H.R. 2667 to committee on ways…: House Vote, May 28, 1929,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/71-H-6/to-recommit-h-r-2667-to-committee-on-ways (accessed 2026-10-17).