To agree to the report of the conference committee on H. R. 12766 (39 stat. 1668 june 31, 1916), a bill for the more effective defense of the nation, which repo

On May 20, 1916, the House voted 351–25 (HR 12766). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 196–4, Republicans 152–18, Others 5–3, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 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: 351
No: 25
Did not vote: 62
Date: May 20, 1916

By party

Democrats196 yes · 4 no · 32 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no
Republicans152 yes · 18 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 3 no

Who broke with their party

James Robert Mann R-IL voted no
Frank Buchanan D-IL voted no
Frederick Albert Britten R-IL voted no
Clyde Howard Tavenner D-IL voted no
Loren Edgar Wheeler R-IL voted no
Merrill Moores R-IN voted no
Robert Young Thomas Jr. D-KY voted no
Ben Johnson D-KY voted no
Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
John Jacob Rogers R-MA voted no
Augustus Peabody Gardner R-MA voted no
George Holden Tinkham R-MA voted no
Joseph Walsh R-MA voted no
Frank Edward Guernsey R-ME voted no
James William Husted R-NY voted no
Edmund Platt R-NY voted no
Rollin Brewster Sanford R-NY voted no
Dick Thompson Morgan R-OK voted no
William Ewart Humphrey R-WA voted no
Lindley Hoag Hadley R-WA voted no
Albert Johnson R-WA voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI 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 agree to the report of the conference…: House Vote, May 20, 1916,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/64-H-65/to-agree-to-the-report-of-the-conference-committee (accessed 2026-10-18).