Conference report on H.R. 8745. To recede from disagreement to Senate amend. No. 18, providing that the bureau of indian affairs may "develop" or "purchase" el

On May 27, 1940, the House voted 163–159 (HR 8745). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 151–35, Republicans 9–124, Others 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 44 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: 163
No: 159
Did not vote: 36
Date: May 27, 1940

By party

Democrats151 yes · 35 no · 25 didn’t vote
Republicans9 yes · 124 no · 11 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

William Frank Norrell D-AR voted no
Wade Hampton Kitchens D-AR voted no
Harry Lane Englebright R-CA voted yes
Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted yes
Albert Edward Carter R-CA voted yes
Bertrand Wesley Gearhart R-CA voted yes
John Carl Williams Hinshaw R-CA voted yes
Leland Merritt Ford R-CA voted yes
Hugh Peterson D-GA voted no
Stephen Pace D-GA voted no
William Henry Larrabee D-IN voted no
Louis Leon Ludlow D-IN voted no
John Mills Houston D-KS voted no
Emmet O'Neal D-KY voted no
Virgil Munday Chapman D-KY voted no
Andrew Jackson May D-KY voted no
David Jenkins Ward D-MD voted no
James Churchill Oliver R-ME voted yes
Charles Jasper Bell D-MO voted no
Joseph Bernard Shannon D-MO voted no
Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO voted no
William Meyers Colmer D-MS voted no
Usher Lloyd Burdick R-ND voted yes
Charles Francis Mclaughlin D-NE voted no
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
Harry Buffington Coffee D-NE voted no
William Halstead Sutphin D-NJ voted no
Edward Joseph Hart D-NJ voted no
Pius Louis Schwert D-NY voted no
James Gould Polk D-OH voted no
Lyle H. Boren D-OK voted no
Guy Louis Moser D-PA voted no
Robert Gray Allen D-PA voted no
Clara Gooding Mcmillan D-SC voted no
William Robert Poage D-TX voted no
Fritz Garland Lanham D-TX voted no
Richard Mifflin Kleberg Sr. D-TX voted no
Clyde Leonard Garrett D-TX voted no
Charles Lacy South D-TX voted no
Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. D-VA voted no
Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
Andrew Edmiston D-WV voted no
George William Johnson D-WV voted no
Joseph Luther Smith 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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