To recommit H.R. 6972, bill to amend the federal crop insurance act, to the committee on agriculture with instructions to strike out that portion of the bill WH

On Apr 19, 1940, the House voted 112–207 (HR 6972). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–215, Republicans 133–16, Others 1–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 112
No: 207
Did not vote: 33
Date: Apr 19, 1940

By party

Democrats3 yes · 215 no · 19 didn’t vote
Republicans133 yes · 16 no · 14 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 3 no

Who broke with their party

Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted no
Bertrand Wesley Gearhart R-CA voted no
Thomas Ellsworth Martin R-IA voted no
Henry Oscar Talle R-IA voted no
Frank Carlson R-KS voted no
Clifford Ragsdale Hope R-KS voted no
August Herman Andresen R-MN voted no
Elmer James Ryan D-MN voted yes
William Alvin Pittenger R-MN voted no
Dewey Jackson Short R-MO voted no
John Joseph Cochran D-MO voted yes
Usher Lloyd Burdick R-ND voted no
William Lemke R-ND voted no
Karl Stefan R-NE voted no
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
Clarence Evans Kilburn R-NY voted no
Robert Thompson Secrest D-OH voted yes
John Roland Kinzer R-PA voted no
Albert Greig Rutherford R-PA 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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