To amend committee amendment to H. R. 7456, by reducing rate of sixty (60) per cent ad valorem on products containing pyroxylin plastics to forty (40) per cent.

On May 13, 1922, the Senate voted 17–35 (HR 7456). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 2–33, Democrats 16–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 4 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: 17
No: 35
Did not vote: 54
Date: May 13, 1922

By party

Democrats16 yes · 2 no · 22 didn’t vote
Republicans2 yes · 33 no · 32 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend committee amendment to H. R. 7456…: Senate Vote, May 13, 1922,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/67-S-357/to-amend-committee-amendment-to-h-r-7456-by (accessed 2026-10-17).