To amend H.R. 2667, by reducing the duty on formaldehyde solution or formalin, from 2 to 1 1/2 per pound. (p. 3170-2,3171-1)

On Feb 6, 1930, the Senate voted 35–33 (HR 2667). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 13–36, Democrats 23–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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: 35
No: 33
Did not vote: 34
Date: Feb 6, 1930

By party

Democrats23 yes · 3 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 36 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
Park Trammell D-FL voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
George William Norris R-NE voted yes
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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