To amend H.R. 5723 (stat-40-l-398, 10/6/17), authorizing the establishment of a bureau of war risk insurance in the treasury dept. By appropriating $25,000,000,

On Oct 3, 1917, the Senate voted 19–31 (HR 5723). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–25, Republicans 15–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 members voted against their own party.

During the 65th Congress (1917–1918), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 19
No: 31
Did not vote: 61
Date: Oct 3, 1917

By party

Democrats4 yes · 25 no · 33 didn’t vote
Republicans15 yes · 6 no · 28 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette 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 amend H.R. 5723 (stat-40-l-398, 10/6/17)…: Senate Vote, Oct 3, 1917,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/65-S-169/to-amend-h-r-5723-stat-40-l-398 (accessed 2026-10-17).