Senate roll call 61 · 70th Congress · Apr 25, 1928
To amend H. R. 12286, by providing that no part of the appropriations made shall be used for the purpose of maintaining marines or troops in nicaragua after feb
On Apr 25, 1928, the Senate voted 20–53 (HR 12286). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 8–35, Democrats 15–20, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 23 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
- 20
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Apr 25, 1928
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 20 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 35 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL voted yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
- Alben William Barkley D-KY voted yes
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Robert Beecher Howell R-NE voted yes
- Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted yes
- Cyrus Locher D-OH voted yes
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
- John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- 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
- Cyrus Locher D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- William Henry Mcmaster R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Earle Bradford Mayfield D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA
- John James Blaine R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Charles Winfield Waterman R-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Hiram Bingham R-CT
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Daniel Frederic Steck D-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Samuel Deneen R-IL
- Arthur Raymond Robinson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Frederic Mosley Sackett R-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- William Cabell Bruce D-MD
- Arthur Robinson Gould R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- James Couzens R-MI
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry Bartow Hawes D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Edward Irving Edwards D-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Simeon Davison Fess R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Coleman Livingston Blease D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Frank Lester Greene R-VT
- Porter Hinman Dale R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Guy Despard Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- 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
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- John Thomas R-ID
- Otis Ferguson Glenn R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Woodbridge Nathan Ferris D-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- William Bliss Pine R-OK
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Lawrence Davis Tyson D-TN
- Carter Glass D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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