To amend H.R. 9007, appropriations for dept. Of labor, federal security administration and related independent agencies for fiscal 1941, by increasing the appro

On Mar 28, 1940, the House voted 205–170 (HR 9007). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 193–50, Republicans 23–136, Others 4–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 73 members voted against their own party.

During the 76th Congress (1939–1940), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 205
No: 170
Did not vote: 28
Date: Mar 28, 1940

By party

Democrats193 yes · 50 no · 17 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 136 no · 11 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

David Dickson Terry D-AR voted no
Frank Henry Buck D-CA voted no
Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted yes
John Martin Costello D-CA voted no
Harry Richard Sheppard D-CA voted no
Lawrence Lewis D-CO voted no
William Jennings Miller R-CT voted yes
Millard Fillmore Caldwell D-FL voted no
Edward Eugene Cox D-GA voted no
Malcolm Connor Tarver D-GA voted no
Gerald Wayne Landis R-IN voted yes
John William Boehne Jr. D-IN voted no
Louis Leon Ludlow D-IN voted no
Emmet O'Neal D-KY voted no
Virgil Munday Chapman D-KY voted no
William Purington Cole Jr. D-MD voted no
Ambrose Jerome Kennedy D-MD voted no
Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer D-MD voted no
James Churchill Oliver R-ME voted yes
Clyde Harold Smith R-ME voted yes
Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted yes
Frederick Van Ness Bradley R-MI voted yes
Elmer James Ryan D-MN voted no
John Grant Alexander R-MN voted yes
William Alvin Pittenger R-MN voted yes
Charles Jasper Bell D-MO voted no
Clarence Andrew Cannon D-MO voted no
William Madison Whittington D-MS voted no
Lindsay Carter Warren D-NC voted no
Alonzo Dillard Folger D-NC voted no
Carl Thomas Durham D-NC voted no
Robert Lee Doughton D-NC voted no
Alfred Lee Bulwinkle D-NC voted no
William Lemke R-ND voted yes
Charles Francis Mclaughlin D-NE voted no
Harry Buffington Coffee D-NE voted no
Charles Anderson Wolverton R-NJ voted yes
James Gould Polk D-OH voted no
John Feeney Hunter D-OH voted no
James Wheaton Mott R-OR voted yes
Homer Daniel Angell R-OR voted yes
Charles Lewis Gerlach R-PA voted yes
Ivor David Fenton R-PA voted yes
Guy Louis Moser D-PA voted no
James Edward Van Zandt R-PA voted yes
Charles Isiah Faddis D-PA voted no
Harve Tibbott R-PA voted yes
Robert Gray Allen D-PA voted no
Robert James Corbett R-PA voted yes
John Ralph Mcdowell R-PA voted yes
Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
Francis Higbee Case R-SD voted yes
Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted no
Joseph Wellington Byrns Jr. D-TN voted no
Herron Carney Pearson D-TN voted no
Martin Dies Jr. D-TX voted no
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn D-TX voted no
Hatton William Sumners D-TX voted no
Albert Thomas D-TX voted no
Fritz Garland Lanham D-TX voted no
Ed Lee Gossett D-TX voted no
Paul Joseph Kilday D-TX voted no
Charles Lacy South D-TX voted no
Schuyler Otis Bland D-VA voted no
Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. D-VA voted no
Dave Edward Satterfield Jr. D-VA voted no
Patrick Henry Drewry D-VA voted no
Thomas Granville Burch D-VA voted no
Clifton Alexander Woodrum D-VA voted no
Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted no
Howard Worth Smith D-VA voted no
Stephen Bolles R-WI voted yes
Andrew Charles Schiffler R-WV voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 9007, appropriations for dept…: House Vote, Mar 28, 1940,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/76-H-125/to-amend-h-r-9007-appropriations-for-dept-of (accessed 2026-10-17).