To suspend rules and pass bill H.R. 12918, to amend the national defense act of june 3, 1916 as amended.

On Feb 28, 1931, the House voted 303–49 (HR 12918). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 201–12, Democrats 101–37, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 49 members voted against their own party.

During the 71st Congress (1929–1930), Herbert Hoover was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 303
No: 49
Did not vote: 104
Date: Feb 28, 1931

By party

Democrats101 yes · 37 no · 38 didn’t vote
Republicans201 yes · 12 no · 65 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Mcduffie D-AL voted no
Henry Bascom Steagall D-AL voted no
LaFayette Lee Patterson D-AL voted no
William Bacon Oliver D-AL voted no
Miles Clayton Allgood D-AL voted no
Edward Berton Almon D-AL voted no
George Huddleston D-AL voted no
William Brockman Bankhead D-AL voted no
Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted no
Edward Eugene Cox D-GA voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
Claude VanCleve Parsons D-IL voted no
Vincent Luke Palmisano D-MD voted no
Milton Andrew Romjue D-MO voted no
Jacob Le Roy Milligan D-MO voted no
Clarence Andrew Cannon D-MO voted no
John Elliott Rankin D-MS voted no
Thomas Jefferson Busby D-MS voted no
Ross Alexander Collins D-MS voted no
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted no
John Henry Morehead D-NE voted no
Andrew Lawrence Somers D-NY voted no
William Irving Sirovich D-NY voted no
Martin John Kennedy D-NY voted no
Fiorello Henry La Guardia R-NY voted no
Joseph Andrew Gavagan D-NY voted no
Anthony Jerome Griffin D-NY voted no
John Taber R-NY voted no
James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
Charles O'Connor R-OK voted no
Thomas Deitz Mckeown D-OK voted no
John William Wright Patman D-TX voted no
John Calvin Box D-TX voted no
Morgan Gurley Sanders D-TX voted no
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn D-TX voted no
Hatton William Sumners D-TX voted no
Guinn Williams D-TX voted no
John Nance Garner D-TX voted no
Robert Walton Moore D-VA voted no
Henry St. George Tucker D-VA voted no
Samuel Billingsley Hill D-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
Charles August Kading R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
John Charles Schafer R-WI voted no
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted no
Michael Kieran Reilly D-WI voted no
Edward Everts Browne R-WI voted no
George John Schneider R-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To suspend rules and pass bill H.R. 12918…: House Vote, Feb 28, 1931,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/71-H-97/to-suspend-rules-and-pass-bill-h-r-12918 (accessed 2026-10-17).