To recommit to committee on ways and means. H.R 1611 (mar. 3, 1931), a bill to amend SEC. 1 and SEC. 7 of the second liberty loan act, as amended, with instruct

On Feb 20, 1931, the House voted 161–200 (HR 16111). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 34–214, Democrats 143–6, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 40 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: 161
No: 200
Did not vote: 58
Date: Feb 20, 1931

By party

Democrats143 yes · 6 no · 27 didn’t vote
Republicans34 yes · 214 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Lewis Williams Douglas D-AZ voted no
Thomas John Bright Robinson R-IA voted yes
Cassius Clay Dowell R-IA voted yes
Lloyd Thurston R-IA voted yes
Ed Hoyt Campbell R-IA voted yes
James Whitson Dunbar R-IN voted yes
David Hogg R-IN voted yes
William Purnell Lambertson R-KS voted yes
Lewis Leavell Walker R-KY voted yes
Charles Finley R-KY voted yes
William Joseph Granfield D-MA voted no
Linwood Leon Clark R-MD voted yes
John Clark Ketcham R-MI voted yes
Victor Laurence August Christgau R-MN voted yes
Frank Clague R-MN voted yes
August Herman Andresen R-MN voted yes
Harold Knutson R-MN voted yes
William Alvin Pittenger R-MN voted yes
Conrad George Selvig R-MN voted yes
Godfrey Gummer Goodwin R-MN voted yes
William Madison Whittington D-MS voted no
Ross Alexander Collins D-MS voted no
James William Collier D-MS voted no
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted yes
Willis Gratz Sears R-NE voted yes
Samuel Shaw (Ulysses) Arentz R-NV voted yes
Fiorello Henry La Guardia R-NY voted yes
Charles O'Connor R-OK voted yes
Milton Cline Garber R-OK voted yes
Robert Reyburn Butler R-OR voted yes
Louis Thomas Mcfadden R-PA voted yes
William Williamson R-SD voted yes
James Willis Taylor R-TN voted yes
Patrick Henry Drewry D-VA voted no
Charles August Kading R-WI voted yes
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted yes
Merlin Hull R-WI voted yes
Edward Everts Browne R-WI voted yes
George John Schneider R-WI voted yes
Hubert Haskell Peavey R-WI 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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