Senate roll call 118 · 70th Congress · May 26, 1928
To consider H. R. 12814, a bill to increase the efficiency of the air corps. (p.10116)
On May 26, 1928, the Senate voted 16–51 (HR 12814). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–24, Republicans 7–26, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 16 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
- 16
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 35
- Date
- May 26, 1928
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 24 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 26 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted yes
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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