Senate roll call 282 · 65th Congress · Jun 28, 1918
To amend H.R. 12281, by fixing the draft age from 18 to 40 thereby reducing the age limit by 2 years. (p. 8413)
On Jun 28, 1918, the Senate voted 9–64 (HR 12281). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–39, Republicans 9–25. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 9 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
- 9
- No
- 64
- Did not vote
- 38
- Date
- Jun 28, 1918
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 39 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 25 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted yes
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted yes
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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