To amend H.R. 146 (16-9 stat. 9, may 13, 1846), a bill relating to the prosecution of the war with mexico, by substituting for the first section of the bill aut

On May 11, 1846, the House voted 123–67 (HR 146). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 104–14, Others 19–53. 14 members voted against their own party.

During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.

Yes: 123
No: 67
Did not vote: 47
Date: May 11, 1846

By party

Democrats104 yes · 14 no · 31 didn’t vote
Others19 yes · 53 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Lowndes Yancey D-AL voted no
Robert Pinckney Dunlap D-ME voted no
Hannibal Hamlin D-ME voted no
Richard Franklin Simpson D-SC voted no
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted no
Alexander Dromgoole Sims D-SC voted no
Armistead Burt D-SC voted no
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted no
Robert Barnwell Rhett D-SC voted no
Edmund Wilcox Hubard D-VA voted no
James Alexander Seddon D-VA voted no
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA voted no
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
Henry Bedinger D-VA 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 H.R. 146 (16-9 stat. 9, may 13…: House Vote, May 11, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-H-215/to-amend-h-r-146-16-9-stat-9 (accessed 2026-10-17).