To agree to H.RES. 404, providing that the committee on foreign affairs is authorized to conduct an investigation relating to the extent to which the united sta

On Jun 15, 1934, the House voted 227–96 (HR 404). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 229–13, Republicans 1–84, Others 1–3. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 14 members voted against their own party.

During the 73rd Congress (1933–1934), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 227
No: 96
Did not vote: 115
Date: Jun 15, 1934

By party

Democrats229 yes · 13 no · 79 didn’t vote
Republicans1 yes · 84 no · 35 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Barrett Pettengill D-IN voted no
Louis Leon Ludlow D-IN voted no
Claude Ernest Cady D-MI voted no
Franklin Wills Hancock Jr. D-NC voted no
John Henry Morehead D-NE voted no
Charles Aubrey Eaton R-NJ voted yes
Byron Berry Harlan D-OH voted no
Martin Leonard Sweeney D-OH voted no
Charles Vilas Truax D-OH voted no
James Paul Buchanan D-TX voted no
Thomas Lindsay Blanton D-TX voted no
George Butler Terrell D-TX voted no
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted no
Michael Kieran Reilly D-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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