To amend H.R. 2667, by reducing the duty rate on certain aluminum scraps, and alloys, from 5 to 2 cents per pound. (p. 3757-1)

On Feb 17, 1930, the Senate voted 41–39 (HR 2667). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–34, Democrats 27–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 41
No: 39
Did not vote: 28
Date: Feb 17, 1930

By party

Democrats27 yes · 5 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans15 yes · 34 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
Henry Justin Allen R-KS voted yes
Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN 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
Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM voted yes
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
William Emerson Brock D-TN voted no
John James Blaine R-WI voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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