To pass H. R. 16053, a bill to amend an act entitled "an act to regulate the construction of dams across navigable waters," approved june 21, 1906, as amended b

On Aug 4, 1914, the House voted 191–47 (HR 16053). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 151–11, Republicans 41–38, Others 3–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 49 members voted against their own party.

During the 63rd Congress (1913–1914), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 191
No: 47
Did not vote: 206
Date: Aug 4, 1914

By party

Democrats151 yes · 11 no · 142 didn’t vote
Republicans41 yes · 38 no · 60 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Forrest Curry R-CA voted no
Gilbert Nelson Haugen R-IA voted no
Solomon Francis Prouty R-IA voted no
Horace Mann Towner R-IA voted no
Frank Plowman Woods R-IA voted no
George Cromwell Scott R-IA voted no
Burton Lee French R-ID voted no
Thomas Gallagher D-IL voted no
Frederick Albert Britten R-IL voted no
Clyde Howard Tavenner D-IL voted no
Charles Martin Borchers D-IL voted no
Hiram Robert Fowler D-IL voted no
Charles Lieb D-IN voted no
Victor Murdock R-KS voted no
Ben Johnson D-KY voted no
William Stedman Greene R-MA voted no
Carl Edgar Mapes R-MI voted no
Louis Convers Cramton R-MI voted no
Frederick Clement Stevens R-MN voted no
George Ross Smith R-MN voted no
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted no
Andrew John Volstead R-MN voted no
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon D-MS voted no
Henry Thomas Helgesen R-ND voted no
George Morley Young R-ND voted no
Silas Reynolds Barton R-NE voted no
Eugene Elliott Reed D-NH voted no
Dow Henry Drukker R-NJ voted no
Horatio Clifford Claypool D-OH voted no
William Gordon D-OH voted no
Willis Chatman Hawley R-OR voted no
Nicholas John Sinnott R-OR voted no
George Washington Edmonds R-PA voted no
Michael Donohoe D-PA voted no
Edgar Raymond Kiess R-PA voted no
Abraham Lincoln Keister R-PA voted no
Melville Clyde Kelly R-PA voted no
Anderson Howell Walters R-PA voted no
Arthur Ringwalt Rupley R-PA voted no
Charles Hall Dillon R-SD voted no
Jacob Johnson R-UT voted no
Joseph Howell R-UT voted no
Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
Albert Johnson R-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
John Jacob Esch R-WI voted no
James Anthony Hughes R-WV voted no
Howard Sutherland 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 pass H. R. 16053, a bill to amend an act…: House Vote, Aug 4, 1914,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/63-H-174/to-pass-h-r-16053-a-bill-to-amend (accessed 2026-10-17).