To pass H.R. 2762, a bill for the codification of internal revenue laws.

On Jan 25, 1939, the House voted 350–16 (HR 2762). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 219–0, Republicans 128–16, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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: 350
No: 16
Did not vote: 33
Date: Jan 25, 1939

By party

Democrats219 yes · 0 no · 24 didn’t vote
Republicans128 yes · 16 no · 9 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted no
Ralph Edwin Church R-IL voted no
Jessie Sumner R-IL voted no
Earl Cory Michener R-MI voted no
Albert Joseph Engel R-MI voted no
Herman Carl Andersen R-MN voted no
Jacob Thorkelson R-MT voted no
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
Harry Nelson Routzohn R-OH voted no
Robert Franklin Jones R-OH voted no
Cliff Clevenger R-OH voted no
Frederick Cleveland Smith R-OH voted no
Chester Castle Bolton R-OH voted no
George Harrison Bender R-OH voted no
John Charles Schafer R-WI voted no
Joshua Leroy Johns R-WI 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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