To amend H.R. 10288, by providing that no consolidation, merger or acquisition of control shall be approved under the section if one or more of the corporations

On Jul 2, 1930, the Senate voted 21–27 (HR 10288). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 18–15, Democrats 4–12, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 21
No: 27
Did not vote: 59
Date: Jul 2, 1930

By party

Democrats4 yes · 12 no · 28 didn’t vote
Republicans18 yes · 15 no · 31 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
John Marshall Robsion R-KY voted no
Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted yes
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
James Couzens R-MI voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted yes
William Bliss Pine R-OK voted no
Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
John James Blaine R-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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