To strike out title i (H.R. 326) of H.R. 7831, a bill granting pension increases to sundry widows.

On Mar 19, 1940, the House voted 224–68 (HR 7831). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 124–49, Republicans 98–19, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 68 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: 224
No: 68
Did not vote: 30
Date: Mar 19, 1940

By party

Democrats124 yes · 49 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans98 yes · 19 no · 12 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Samuel Francis Hobbs D-AL voted no
Peterson Bryant (Pete) Jarman D-AL voted no
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
Luther Patrick D-AL voted no
Clarence Frederick Lea D-CA voted no
Franck Roberts Havenner D-CA voted no
Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted no
John Harvey Tolan D-CA voted no
John Martin Costello D-CA voted no
Harry Richard Sheppard D-CA voted no
Edouard Victor Michel Izac D-CA voted no
Thomas Raymond Ball R-CT voted no
John Joseph Smith D-CT voted no
James Hardin Peterson D-FL voted no
Arthur Patrick (Pat) Cannon D-FL voted no
Robert C. Word Ramspeck D-GA voted no
Arthur Wergs Mitchell D-IL voted no
Leonard William Schuetz D-IL voted no
James Mcandrews D-IL voted no
Robert Bruce Chiperfield R-IL voted no
Ulysses Samuel Guyer R-KS voted no
Noble Jones Gregory D-KY voted no
Edward Wester Creal D-KY voted no
Virgil Munday Chapman D-KY voted no
Joseph Bengal Bates D-KY voted no
Overton Brooks D-LA voted no
Newt Virgus Mills D-LA voted no
John Keller Griffith D-LA voted no
Asa Leonard Allen D-LA voted no
Lawrence Joseph Connery D-MA voted no
David Jenkins Ward D-MD voted no
William Purington Cole Jr. D-MD voted no
Paul Werntz Shafer R-MI voted no
Roy Orchard Woodruff R-MI voted no
Frederick Van Ness Bradley R-MI voted no
Clarence John Mcleod R-MI voted no
John Lesinski D-MI voted no
Dewey Jackson Short R-MO voted no
Charles Arthur Anderson D-MO voted no
Alonzo Dillard Folger D-NC voted no
Jerome Bayard Clark D-NC voted no
Zebulon Weaver D-NC voted no
Usher Lloyd Burdick R-ND voted no
William Lemke R-ND voted no
David Lane Powers R-NJ voted no
Charles Aubrey Eaton R-NJ voted no
Thomas Henry Cullen D-NY voted no
John Joseph Delaney D-NY voted no
Donald Lawrence O'Toole D-NY voted no
James Aloysius O'Leary D-NY voted no
Sol Bloom D-NY voted no
Francis Dugan Culkin R-NY voted no
Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK voted no
Will Rogers D-OK voted no
Homer Daniel Angell R-OR voted no
Francis Eugene Walter D-PA voted no
Matthew Anthony Dunn D-PA voted no
Clara Gooding Mcmillan D-SC voted no
James Prioleau Richards D-SC voted no
John Lanneau Mcmillan D-SC voted no
Brazilla Carroll Reece R-TN voted no
Nat Patton D-TX voted no
Schuyler Otis Bland D-VA voted no
Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA voted no
Stephen Bolles R-WI voted no
John Charles Schafer R-WI voted no
Lewis Dominic Thill R-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 strike out title i (H.R. 326) of H.R…: House Vote, Mar 19, 1940,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/76-H-122/to-strike-out-title-i-h-r-326-of (accessed 2026-10-17).