To order previous question on H. RES. 416, the rule for consideration of the conference report on H. R. 8508, the farm bill.

On Feb 8, 1938, the House voted 251–141 (HR 8505). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 250–48, Republicans 5–84, Others 0–13. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 53 members voted against their own party.

During the 75th Congress (1937–1938), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 251
No: 141
Did not vote: 19
Date: Feb 8, 1938

By party

Democrats250 yes · 48 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans5 yes · 84 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 13 no

Who broke with their party

John Steven Mcgroarty D-CA voted no
Thomas Francis Ford D-CA voted no
Byron Nicholson Scott D-CA voted no
William Joseph Fitzgerald D-CT voted no
James Andrew Shanley D-CT voted no
Alfred Noroton Phillips D-CT voted no
John Joseph Smith D-CT voted no
Edward Clayton Eicher D-IA voted no
Lloyd Thurston R-IA voted yes
Cassius Clay Dowell R-IA voted yes
Fred Cramer Gilchrist R-IA voted yes
Compton Ignatius White D-ID voted no
Edward White Patterson D-KS voted no
Frank Carlson R-KS voted yes
Clifford Ragsdale Hope R-KS voted yes
Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO voted no
Jerry Joseph O'Connell D-MT voted no
Henry Carl Luckey D-NE voted no
Charles Gustav Binderup D-NE voted no
Harry Buffington Coffee D-NE voted no
Elmer H. Wene D-NJ voted no
William Halstead Sutphin D-NJ voted no
Frank William Towey Jr. D-NJ voted no
James Joseph Lanzetta D-NY voted no
Joseph Andrew Gavagan D-NY voted no
Herbert Seely Bigelow D-OH voted no
John Feeney Hunter D-OH voted no
Arthur Philip Lamneck D-OH voted no
William Albert Ashbrook D-OH voted no
Martin Leonard Sweeney D-OH voted no
Robert Crosser D-OH voted no
Anthony Alfred Fleger D-OH voted no
Lyle H. Boren D-OK voted no
Samuel Chapman Massingale D-OK voted no
Michael Joseph Stack D-PA voted no
Guy Louis Moser D-PA voted no
Harry Luther Haines D-PA voted no
Robert Gray Allen D-PA voted no
Herman Peter Eberharter D-PA voted no
Aime Joseph Forand D-RI voted no
John Clarence Taylor D-SC voted no
Fritz Garland Lanham D-TX voted no
William Doddridge Mcfarlane D-TX voted no
Richard Mifflin Kleberg Sr. D-TX voted no
Milton Horace West D-TX voted no
Martin Fernard Smith D-WA voted no
Knute Hill D-WA voted no
Charles Henry Leavy D-WA voted no
John Main Coffee D-WA voted no
Raymond Joseph Cannon D-WI voted no
Thomas David Patrick O'Malley D-WI voted no
Michael Kieran Reilly D-WI voted no
Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no

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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Capitol Receipts, “To order previous question on H. RES. 416…: House Vote, Feb 8, 1938,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/75-H-101/to-order-previous-question-on-h-res-416-the (accessed 2026-10-15).