Conference report on H.R. 8745. To recede and concur in Senate amendment no. 95 providing $100,000 for the continuance of construction of a navy and marine mem

On May 29, 1940, the House voted 157–173 (HR 8745). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 162–53, Republicans 8–133, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 61 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: 157
No: 173
Did not vote: 40
Date: May 29, 1940

By party

Democrats162 yes · 53 no · 29 didn’t vote
Republicans8 yes · 133 no · 11 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

Samuel Francis Hobbs D-AL voted no
Wilbur Daigh Mills D-AR voted no
David Dickson Terry D-AR voted no
William Frank Norrell D-AR voted no
Wade Hampton Kitchens D-AR voted no
Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted yes
Lawrence Lewis D-CO voted no
William Jennings Miller R-CT voted yes
Stephen Pace D-GA voted no
Malcolm Connor Tarver D-GA voted no
Edward Austin Kelly D-IL voted no
William Henry Larrabee D-IN voted no
Louis Leon Ludlow D-IN voted no
Noble Jones Gregory D-KY voted no
Beverly Mills Vincent D-KY voted no
Emmet O'Neal D-KY voted no
Virgil Munday Chapman D-KY voted no
Andrew Jackson May D-KY voted no
Elmer James Ryan D-MN voted no
Clarence Andrew Cannon D-MO voted no
William Meyers Colmer D-MS voted no
Lindsay Carter Warren D-NC voted no
Charles Francis Mclaughlin D-NE voted no
Harry Buffington Coffee D-NE voted no
Arthur Byron Jenks R-NH voted yes
Foster Waterman Stearns R-NH voted yes
Charles Anderson Wolverton R-NJ voted yes
Edward Joseph Hart D-NJ voted no
Marcellus Hugh Evans D-NY voted no
Harry Nelson Routzohn R-OH voted yes
James Gould Polk D-OH voted no
John Feeney Hunter D-OH voted no
Dow Watters Harter D-OH voted no
Michael Joseph Kirwan D-OH voted no
Wesley Ernest Disney D-OK voted no
Lyle H. Boren D-OK voted no
Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK voted no
Guy Louis Moser D-PA voted no
John Crain Kunkel R-PA voted yes
James Edward Van Zandt R-PA voted yes
Robert Gray Allen D-PA voted no
Herman Peter Eberharter D-PA voted no
Hampton Pitts Fulmer D-SC voted no
Butler Black Hare D-SC voted no
Joseph Raleigh Bryson D-SC voted no
John Lanneau Mcmillan D-SC voted no
Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted no
Joseph Wellington Byrns Jr. D-TN voted no
Herron Carney Pearson D-TN voted no
Hatton William Sumners D-TX voted no
Lyndon Baines Johnson D-TX voted no
William Robert Poage D-TX voted no
Ed Lee Gossett D-TX voted no
Robert Ewing Thomason D-TX voted no
Clyde Leonard Garrett D-TX voted no
George Herman Mahon D-TX voted no
Paul Joseph Kilday D-TX voted no
Charles Lacy South D-TX voted no
Andrew Edmiston D-WV voted no
George William Johnson D-WV voted no
Joseph Luther Smith D-WV voted no

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, “Conference report on H.R. 8745. To recede…: House Vote, May 29, 1940,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/76-H-167/conference-report-on-h-r-8745-to-recede-and (accessed 2026-10-17).