To amend S. 312, by eliminating a provision requiring the gathering of information relating to unemployment and radio sets. (p. 2456-1)

On Jun 6, 1929, the House voted 191–179 (S 312). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 205–41, Democrats 1–152, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 42 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: 191
No: 179
Did not vote: 56
Date: Jun 6, 1929

By party

Democrats1 yes · 152 no · 23 didn’t vote
Republicans205 yes · 41 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Ellsworth Barbour R-CA voted no
Philip David Swing R-CA voted no
William Frederick Kopp R-IA voted no
Thomas John Bright Robinson R-IA voted no
Cassius Clay Dowell R-IA voted no
Ed Hoyt Campbell R-IA voted no
Morton Denison Hull R-IL voted no
Frank Marion Ramey R-IL voted no
Edward Michael Irwin R-IL voted no
Edward Everett Denison R-IL voted no
Ruth Hanna Mccormick R-IL voted no
Harry Emerson Rowbottom R-IN voted no
Maurice Hudson Thatcher R-KY voted no
Judson Lincoln Newhall R-KY voted no
John Marshall Robsion R-KY voted no
Abram Piatt Andrew Jr. R-MA voted no
Frederick William Dallinger R-MA voted no
William Francis James R-MI voted no
Victor Laurence August Christgau R-MN voted no
William Alvin Pittenger R-MN voted no
Thomas Jefferson Halsey R-MO voted no
Henry Frederick Niedringhaus R-MO voted no
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted no
John Henry Morehead D-NE voted yes
Fiorello Henry La Guardia R-NY voted no
Hamilton Fish R-NY voted no
Roy Gerald Fitzgerald R-OH voted no
Grant Earl Mouser Jr. R-OH voted no
John Gordon Cooper R-OH voted no
Melville Clyde Kelly R-PA voted no
Ernest Willard Gibson R-VT voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
Charles August Kading R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
John Charles Schafer R-WI voted no
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted no
Florian Lampert R-WI voted no
Merlin Hull R-WI voted no
Edward Everts Browne R-WI voted no
George John Schneider R-WI voted no
James Archibald Frear R-WI voted no
James Anthony Hughes R-WV voted no

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 amend S. 312, by eliminating a provision…: House Vote, Jun 6, 1929,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/71-H-9/to-amend-s-312-by-eliminating-a-provision-requiring (accessed 2026-10-16).