To amend H.R. 2667, by reducing the duty on rayon from 45 to 38 cents per pound. (p. 5192)

On Mar 13, 1930, the Senate voted 31–38 (HR 2667). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–32, Democrats 19–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 31
No: 38
Did not vote: 39
Date: Mar 13, 1930

By party

Democrats19 yes · 7 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 32 no · 20 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
Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye 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
Royal Samuel Copeland D-NY voted no
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted yes
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
William Emerson Brock D-TN voted no
Carter Glass D-VA voted no
Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA 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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