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===House vote===
===House vote===
On January 26, 1922, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Dyer Bill (H.R. 13) by an overwhelming margin of 230–120.<ref>January 26, 1922. [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/67-2/h169 TO PASS H. R. 13.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 31, 2023.</ref> 93% of Republicans voted in the affirmative, compared to only 7% of Democrats; along regional divides, it was supported by 95% of Northern Republicans, 50% of Southern Republicans,<ref group=note>Among the Southern Republicans, those elected from normally Democratic districts voted against the Bill.</ref> 58% of Northern Democrats, and >1% of Southern Democrats.
On January 26, 1922, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Dyer Bill (H.R. 13) by an overwhelming margin of 230–120;<ref>January 26, 1922. [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/67-2/h169 TO PASS H. R. 13.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 31, 2023.</ref> around 700 black individuals packed the Senate gallery to witness the floor debate and passage.<ref>Bloomfield, Maxwell (September 15, 2000). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Peaceful_Revolution/u54j3Nkn_cUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=william+borah+dyer+bill&pg=PA94&printsec=frontcover Peaceful Revolution: Constitutional Change and American Culture from Progressivism to the New Deal], p. 94. ''Google Books''. Retrieved May 31, 2023.</ref> 93% of Republicans voted in the affirmative, compared to only 7% of Democrats; along regional divides, it was supported by 95% of Northern Republicans, 50% of Southern Republicans,<ref group=note>Among the Southern Republicans, those elected from normally Democratic districts voted against the Bill.</ref> 58% of Northern Democrats, and >1% of Southern Democrats.
When the Dyer Bill was sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, President Harding and the NAACP began to rally public support behind the legislation.<ref name=tarbert/> In a heavily black district in [[Chicago]], a Republican congressman relayed to constituents the words of Harding:
When the Dyer Bill was sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, President Harding and the NAACP began to rally public support behind the legislation.<ref name=tarbert/> In a heavily black district in [[Chicago]], a Republican congressman relayed to constituents the words of Harding: