To table H. RES. 493, a resolution requesting that the President transmit to the house the report submitted to the administrator of the WPA by general hugh s. J

On Apr 29, 1936, the House voted 243–98 (HRE 493). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 243–7, Republicans 0–85, Others 3–6. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 7 members voted against their own party.

During the 74th Congress (1935–1936), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 243
No: 98
Did not vote: 97
Date: Apr 29, 1936

By party

Democrats243 yes · 7 no · 76 didn’t vote
Republicans0 yes · 85 no · 20 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 6 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Eugene Hook D-MI voted no
Henry Carl Luckey D-NE voted no
Charles Gustav Binderup D-NE voted no
Martin John Kennedy D-NY voted no
James Patrick Duffy D-NY voted no
Francis Eugene Walter D-PA voted no
Henry Ellenbogen D-PA 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 table H. RES. 493, a resolution…: House Vote, Apr 29, 1936,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/74-H-177/to-table-h-res-493-a-resolution-requesting-that (accessed 2026-10-14).