Senate roll call 135 · 70th Congress · Dec 14, 1928
To amend H. R. 5773, by providing that the construction of any plant for the generation of electricty shall be undertaken by the United States only in case sati
On Dec 14, 1928, the Senate voted 24–53 (HR 5773). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 17–24, Democrats 8–29, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 25 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
- 24
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Dec 14, 1928
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 29 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 24 no · 12 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
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Hiram Bingham R-CT voted yes
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE voted yes
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL voted yes
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted yes
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted yes
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD voted yes
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted yes
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- David Aiken Reed R-PA voted yes
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted yes
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV 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
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
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
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- John Thomas R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- 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
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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