To pass H.R. 7808 (p.l. 129), authorizing the annual appropriations to meet losses sustained by officers and employees of the United States in foreign countries

On Feb 22, 1934, the House voted 297–52 (HR 7808). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 223–32, Republicans 74–17, Others 2–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 49 members voted against their own party.

During the 73rd Congress (1933–1934), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 297
No: 52
Did not vote: 95
Date: Feb 22, 1934

By party

Democrats223 yes · 32 no · 66 didn’t vote
Republicans74 yes · 17 no · 29 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 3 no

Who broke with their party

Charles J. Colden D-CA voted no
Edward Eugene Cox D-GA voted no
Emmett Marshall Owen D-GA voted no
Malcolm Connor Tarver D-GA voted no
Paul Brown D-GA voted no
Edward Clayton Eicher D-IA voted no
Fred Cramer Gilchrist R-IA voted no
Oscar Stanton De Priest R-IL voted no
Patrick Henry Moynihan R-IL voted no
Leo Paul Kocialkowski D-IL voted no
Frederick Albert Britten R-IL voted no
Chester Charles Thompson D-IL voted no
Jackson Leroy Adair D-IL voted no
William Wright Arnold D-IL voted no
Claude VanCleve Parsons D-IL voted no
Ulysses Samuel Guyer R-KS voted no
Harold Clement Mcgugin R-KS voted no
William Randolph Carpenter D-KS voted no
Theodore Christianson R-MN voted no
Milton Andrew Romjue D-MO voted no
Wall Doxey D-MS voted no
William Madison Whittington D-MS voted no
Thomas Jefferson Busby D-MS voted no
Lawrence Russell Ellzey D-MS voted no
Jerome Bayard Clark D-NC voted no
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted no
William Lemke R-ND voted no
John Henry Morehead D-NE voted no
James Graves Scrugham D-NV voted no
John Taber R-NY voted no
Warren Joseph Duffey D-OH voted no
James Vernon Mcclintic D-OK voted no
Walter Marcus Pierce D-OR voted no
Edward Lowber Stokes R-PA voted no
Robert Fleming Rich R-PA voted no
Benjamin Kurtz Focht R-PA voted no
Francis Eugene Walter D-PA voted no
Jacob Banks Kurtz R-PA voted no
Jesse Howard Swick R-PA voted no
James Willis Taylor R-TN voted no
John Marvin Jones D-TX voted no
George Butler Terrell D-TX voted no
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted no
Marion Anthony Zioncheck D-WA voted no
Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA voted no
Martin Fernard Smith D-WA voted no
Knute Hill D-WA voted no
Wesley Lloyd D-WA voted no
George Washington Blanchard 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 pass H.R. 7808 (p.l. 129), authorizing…: House Vote, Feb 22, 1934,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/73-H-74/to-pass-h-r-7808-p-l-129-authorizing (accessed 2026-10-16).