To agree to report of conference committee on S. 312, (46 stat. 21, 6-18-29), a bill providing for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provid

On Jun 13, 1929, the Senate voted 48–37 (S 312). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 41–10, Democrats 8–30. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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: 48
No: 37
Did not vote: 20
Date: Jun 13, 1929

By party

Democrats8 yes · 30 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans41 yes · 10 no · 13 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted yes
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted no
Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Sam Gilbert Bratton D-NM voted yes
Peter Norbeck R-SD voted no
William Henry Mcmaster R-SD voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
Porter Hinman Dale R-VT voted no
Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette Jr. R-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to report of conference committee…: Senate Vote, Jun 13, 1929,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/71-S-26/to-agree-to-report-of-conference-committee-on-s (accessed 2026-10-17).