To recede from amendment no. 54 to H. R. 1 (45 stat. L. 791, app. 5/29/1928), a bill to reduce and equalize taxation and provide revenue. (p.9842-2)

On May 25, 1928, the Senate voted 57–23. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 30–11, Republicans 28–11, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 members voted against their own party.

During the 70th Congress (1927–1928), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 57
No: 23
Did not vote: 21
Date: May 25, 1928

By party

Democrats30 yes · 11 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans28 yes · 11 no · 14 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted no
James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
William Julius Harris D-GA voted no
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
James Couzens R-MI voted no
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted no
Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted no
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted no
Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted no
John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
John James Blaine R-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no
Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV 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 recede from amendment no. 54 to H. R. 1…: Senate Vote, May 25, 1928,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/70-S-115/to-recede-from-amendment-no-54-to-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).