To adopt S. J. RES. 1, (43 stat-1, april 16, 1917), declaring that a state of war exists between the imperial german government and the government and people of

On Apr 5, 1917, the House voted 373–50 (SJR 1). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 194–16, Republicans 177–32, Others 4–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 48 members voted against their own party.

During the 65th Congress (1917–1918), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 373
No: 50
Did not vote: 30
Date: Apr 5, 1917

By party

Democrats194 yes · 16 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans177 yes · 32 no · 14 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

John Lawson Burnett D-AL voted no
Edward Berton Almon D-AL voted no
Denver Samuel Church D-CA voted no
Everis Anson Hayes R-CA voted no
Benjamin Clark Hilliard D-CO voted no
Edward Keating D-CO voted no
Harry Edward Hull R-IA voted no
Gilbert Nelson Haugen R-IA voted no
Frank Plowman Woods R-IA voted no
Frederick Albert Britten R-IL voted no
Charles Eugene Fuller R-IL voted no
Edward John King R-IL voted no
Loren Edgar Wheeler R-IL voted no
William August Rodenberg R-IL voted no
William Ernest Mason R-IL voted no
Edward Campbell Little R-KS voted no
John Robert Connelly D-KS voted no
Mark Reeves Bacon R-MI voted no
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Carl Chester Van Dyke D-MN voted no
Ernest Lundeen R-MN voted no
Harold Knutson R-MN voted no
Dorsey William Shackleford D-MO voted no
William Leo Igoe D-MO voted no
Walter Lewis Hensley D-MO voted no
Perl D. Decker D-MO voted no
Jeannette Rankin R-MT voted no
Claude Kitchin D-NC voted no
Charles Frank Reavis R-NE voted no
Charles Henry Sloan R-NE voted no
Moses Pierce Kinkaid R-NE voted no
Edwin Ewing Roberts R-NV voted no
Isaac R. Sherwood D-OH voted no
Frederick Haskell Dominick D-SC voted no
Charles Hall Dillon R-SD voted no
Royal Cleaves Johnson R-SD voted no
Atkins Jefferson Mclemore D-TX voted no
William Leroy La Follette R-WA voted no
Clarence Cleveland Dill D-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
Edward Voigt R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted no
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted no
James Henry Davidson R-WI voted no
John Jacob Esch R-WI voted no
Edward Everts Browne R-WI voted no
James Archibald Frear 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 adopt S. J. RES. 1, (43 stat-1, april 16…: House Vote, Apr 5, 1917,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/65-H-10/to-adopt-s-j-res-1-43-stat-1 (accessed 2026-10-16).