To recommit H. R. 8246, a bill to revive the right of action under act of march 12, 1863, regarding war claims, to committee with instructions to report it back

On Mar 1, 1916, the House voted 184–170 (HR 8246). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–170, Republicans 166–2, Others 4–2, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 64th Congress (1915–1916), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 184
No: 170
Did not vote: 80
Date: Mar 1, 1916

By party

Democrats16 yes · 170 no · 46 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no
Republicans166 yes · 2 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edward Keating D-CO voted yes
Edward Thomas Taylor D-CO voted yes
Thomas Jefferson Steele D-IA voted yes
Clyde Howard Tavenner D-IL voted yes
Claudius Ulysses Stone D-IL voted yes
Martin David Foster D-IL voted yes
Ralph Wilbur Moss D-IN voted yes
Dudley Doolittle D-KS voted yes
Michael Francis Phelan D-MA voted yes
Samuel Willard Beakes D-MI voted yes
Carl Chester Van Dyke D-MN voted yes
Charles Otto Lobeck D-NE voted yes
Ashton Cokayne Shallenberger D-NE voted yes
Isaac R. Sherwood D-OH voted yes
Richard Wilson Austin R-TN voted no
Campbell Bascom Slemp R-VA voted no
Michael Edmund Burke D-WI voted yes
Thomas Frank Konop D-WI voted yes

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 recommit H. R. 8246, a bill to revive the…: House Vote, Mar 1, 1916,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/64-H-18/to-recommit-h-r-8246-a-bill-to-revive (accessed 2026-10-15).