To pass H. R. 20453 (39 stat. 909, feb. 14, 1917), a bill making appropriations for fortifications and other words of defense, for the armament thereof and for

On Jan 29, 1917, the House voted 217–64 (HR 20453). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 94–58, Republicans 119–5, Others 3–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 63 members voted against their own party.

During the 64th Congress (1915–1916), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 217
No: 64
Did not vote: 160
Date: Jan 29, 1917

By party

Democrats94 yes · 58 no · 80 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no
Republicans119 yes · 5 no · 76 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Lawson Burnett D-AL voted no
Edward Berton Almon D-AL voted no
George Huddleston D-AL voted no
Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted no
William Allan Oldfield D-AR voted no
John Newton Tillman D-AR voted no
Otis Theodore Wingo D-AR voted no
Henderson Madison Jacoway D-AR voted no
Samuel Mitchell Taylor D-AR voted no
Benjamin Clark Hilliard D-CO voted no
Edward Keating D-CO voted no
Edward Thomas Taylor D-CO voted no
William Schley Howard D-GA voted no
James Walter Wise D-GA voted no
Thomas Montgomery Bell D-GA voted no
Thomas Jefferson Steele D-IA voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
Clyde Howard Tavenner D-IL voted no
William Elijah Cox D-IN voted no
John Alfred Adair D-IN voted no
Henry A. Barnhart D-IN voted no
Guy Tresillian Helvering D-KS voted no
John Robert Connelly D-KS voted no
William Augustus Ayres D-KS voted no
Alben William Barkley D-KY voted no
David Hayes Kincheloe D-KY voted no
Robert Young Thomas Jr. D-KY voted no
Arthur Blythe Rouse D-KY voted no
Harvey Helm D-KY voted no
John Thomas Watkins D-LA voted no
Carl Chester Van Dyke D-MN voted no
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted no
William Waller Rucker D-MO voted no
Dorsey William Shackleford D-MO voted no
Walter Lewis Hensley D-MO voted no
Thomas Lewis Rubey D-MO voted no
Claude Kitchin D-NC voted no
Robert Newton Page D-NC voted no
Robert Lee Doughton D-NC voted no
Edwin Yates Webb D-NC voted no
Charles Henry Sloan R-NE voted no
Ashton Cokayne Shallenberger D-NE voted no
Isaac R. Sherwood D-OH voted no
David Adams Hollingsworth R-OH voted no
William Gordon D-OH voted no
William Wirt Hastings D-OK voted no
Charles David Carter D-OK voted no
Joseph Bryan Thompson D-OK voted no
James Vernon Mcclintic D-OK voted no
Dick Thompson Morgan R-OK voted no
James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
Samuel Jones Nicholls D-SC voted no
James Willard Ragsdale D-SC voted no
Cordell Hull D-TN voted no
Eugene Black D-TX voted no
Martin Dies D-TX voted no
Rufus Hardy D-TX voted no
George Farmer Burgess D-TX voted no
James Luther Slayden D-TX voted no
John Nance Garner D-TX voted no
James Harvey (Cyclone) Davis D-TX voted no
Edward Watts Saunders D-VA voted no
John Mandt Nelson 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 pass H. R. 20453 (39 stat. 909, feb. 14…: House Vote, Jan 29, 1917,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/64-H-117/to-pass-h-r-20453-39-stat-909-feb (accessed 2026-10-17).