To pass bill H. R. 15539. (p. 3172

On Feb 11, 1919, the House voted 280–50 (HR 15539). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 160–9, Republicans 119–40, Others 4–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 49 members voted against their own party.

During the 65th Congress (1917–1918), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 280
No: 50
Did not vote: 121
Date: Feb 11, 1919

By party

Democrats160 yes · 9 no · 57 didn’t vote
Republicans119 yes · 40 no · 64 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

Henry Bascom Steagall D-AL voted no
George Huddleston D-AL voted no
William Brockman Bankhead D-AL voted no
Benjamin Clark Hilliard D-CO voted no
James William Good R-IA voted no
George Cromwell Scott R-IA voted no
Burton Lee French R-ID voted no
Edward Everett Denison R-IL voted no
Richard Nash Elliott R-IN voted no
William Robert Wood R-IN voted no
Louis William Fairfield R-IN voted no
Daniel Read Anthony Jr. R-KS voted no
Edward Campbell Little R-KS voted no
Caleb Powers R-KY voted no
William Henry Carter R-MA voted no
Louis Bertrand Goodall R-ME voted no
Ira Greenlief Hersey R-ME voted no
Edward La Rue Hamilton R-MI voted no
Louis Convers Cramton R-MI voted no
Joseph Warren Fordney R-MI voted no
Gilbert Archibald Currie R-MI voted no
Frank Douglas Scott R-MI voted no
William Francis James R-MI voted no
Sydney Anderson R-MN voted no
Harold Knutson R-MN voted no
Andrew John Volstead R-MN voted no
Frederick Essen R-MO voted no
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R-MO voted no
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
Thomas Upton Sisson D-MS voted no
Jeannette Rankin R-MT voted no
Charles Frank Reavis R-NE voted no
Elijah Cubberley Hutchinson R-NJ voted no
Fiorello Henry La Guardia R-NY voted no
Isaac R. Sherwood D-OH voted no
Horatio Clifford Claypool D-OH voted no
David Adams Hollingsworth R-OH voted no
Thomas Alberter Chandler R-OK voted no
Royal Cleaves Johnson R-SD voted no
Sam Riley Sells R-TN voted no
Martin Dies D-TX voted no
Albert Johnson R-WA voted no
William Leroy La Follette R-WA voted no
Edward Voigt R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted no
Edward Everts Browne R-WI voted no
James Archibald Frear R-WI voted no
Frank Wheeler Mondell R-WY voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To pass bill H. R. 15539. (p. 3172: House Vote, Feb 11, 1919,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/65-H-244/to-pass-bill-h-r-15539-p-3172 (accessed 2026-10-17).