To approve the conference report on S. 2796.

On Aug 24, 1935, the House voted 222–112 (S 2796). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 230–48, Republicans 8–91, Others 10–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 56 members voted against their own party.

During the 74th Congress (1935–1936), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 222
No: 112
Did not vote: 54
Date: Aug 24, 1935

By party

Democrats230 yes · 48 no · 48 didn’t vote
Republicans8 yes · 91 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others10 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Archibald Hill Carmichael D-AL voted no
George Huddleston D-AL voted no
Isabella Selmes Greenway D-AZ voted no
Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted yes
Bertrand Wesley Gearhart R-CA voted yes
John Henry Hoeppel D-CA voted no
Lawrence Lewis D-CO voted no
James Andrew Shanley D-CT voted no
John Joseph Smith D-CT voted no
Malcolm Connor Tarver D-GA voted no
Raymond Stephen Mckeough D-IL voted no
Leonard William Schuetz D-IL voted no
Chester Charles Thompson D-IL voted no
Jackson Leroy Adair D-IL voted no
Martin Adlai Brennan D-IL voted no
Samuel Barrett Pettengill D-IN voted no
James Indus Farley D-IN voted no
Glenn Hasenfratz Griswold D-IN voted no
William Purnell Lambertson R-KS voted yes
Emmet O'Neal D-KY voted no
Andrew Jackson May D-KY voted no
Riley Joseph Wilson D-LA voted no
William Joseph Granfield D-MA voted no
Joseph Edward Casey D-MA voted no
Richard Manning Russell D-MA voted no
Ambrose Jerome Kennedy D-MD voted no
Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO voted no
Usher Lloyd Burdick R-ND voted yes
William Lemke R-ND voted yes
Charles Francis Mclaughlin D-NE voted no
Karl Stefan R-NE voted yes
Edward Aloysius Kenney D-NJ voted no
Mary Teresa Norton D-NJ voted no
Edward Joseph Hart D-NJ voted no
Thomas Henry Cullen D-NY voted no
Marcellus Hugh Evans D-NY voted no
Andrew Lawrence Somers D-NY voted no
John Joseph Delaney D-NY voted no
James Aloysius O'Leary D-NY voted no
John Joseph Boylan D-NY voted no
Vito Anthony Marcantonio R-NY voted yes
Joseph Andrew Gavagan D-NY voted no
Parker Corning D-NY voted no
James Patrick Duffy D-NY voted no
Matthew Joseph Merritt D-NY voted no
James Gould Polk D-OH voted no
William Albert Ashbrook D-OH voted no
Will Rogers D-OK voted no
James Wheaton Mott R-OR voted yes
Richard Mifflin Kleberg Sr. D-TX voted no
Raymond Joseph Cannon D-WI voted no
Andrew Edmiston D-WV voted no
George William Johnson D-WV voted no
John Kee D-WV voted no
Joseph Luther Smith D-WV voted no
Paul Ranous Greever D-WY 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 approve the conference report on S. 2796.: House Vote, Aug 24, 1935,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/74-H-128/to-approve-the-conference-report-on-s-2796 (accessed 2026-10-17).