To amend amendment to H. R. 7456, by decreasing the increase offered by the committee amendment from 9 cents per pound on lactic acid to 1 1/2 cents per pound.

On May 6, 1922, the Senate voted 19–39 (HR 7456). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 1–37, Democrats 18–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 3 members voted against their own party.

During the 67th Congress (1921–1922), Warren G. Harding was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 19
No: 39
Did not vote: 49
Date: May 6, 1922

By party

Democrats18 yes · 2 no · 20 didn’t vote
Republicans1 yes · 37 no · 29 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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