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House roll call 19 · 74th Congress · Mar 4, 1935

To pass H.R. 6028, a bill increasing clerk-hire allowance from 2 to 3 persons and limiting this employment to nonrelatives of congressmen.

On Mar 4, 1935, the House voted 147–240 (HR 6028). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 142–147, Republicans 7–93, Others 4–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 149 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
147
No
240
Did not vote
14
Date
Mar 4, 1935

By party

  • Democrats142 yes · 147 no · 12 didn’t vote
  • Republicans7 yes · 93 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Others4 yes · 4 no

Who broke with their party

And 69 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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