To amend H.R. 7079, by adding a district judge for the northern district of illinois.

On Mar 14, 1940, the House voted 198–150 (HR 7079). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 205–12, Republicans 5–147, Others 1–3. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 17 members voted against their own party.

During the 76th Congress (1939–1940), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 198
No: 150
Did not vote: 32
Date: Mar 14, 1940

By party

Democrats205 yes · 12 no · 20 didn’t vote
Republicans5 yes · 147 no · 12 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 3 no

Who broke with their party

George McInvale Grant D-AL voted no
Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted yes
Louis Leon Ludlow D-IN voted no
William Alvin Pittenger R-MN voted yes
William Madison Whittington D-MS voted no
William Meyers Colmer D-MS voted no
James Gould Polk D-OH voted no
Harold Kile Claypool D-OH voted no
Charles Lewis Gerlach R-PA voted yes
Charles Francis Risk R-RI voted yes
Hampton Pitts Fulmer D-SC voted no
Butler Black Hare D-SC voted no
Joseph Raleigh Bryson D-SC voted no
Lindley Garrison Beckworth Sr. D-TX voted no
William Robert Poage D-TX voted no
George Herman Mahon D-TX voted no
John Charles Schafer R-WI voted yes

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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