Conference report on H.R. 8745. To recede and concur in Senate amendment no. 80 permitting boyd r. Sayers, an officer of the U.S. Public health service to hold

On May 29, 1940, the House voted 258–123 (HR 8745). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 237–0, Republicans 22–127, Others 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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: 258
No: 123
Did not vote: 33
Date: May 29, 1940

By party

Democrats237 yes · 0 no · 21 didn’t vote
Republicans22 yes · 127 no · 12 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Allen Grant R-IN voted yes
George W. Gillie R-IN voted yes
Noble Jacob Johnson R-IN voted yes
Gerald Wayne Landis R-IN voted yes
John Marshall Robsion R-KY voted yes
Pehr Gustaf Holmes R-MA voted yes
Herman Carl Andersen R-MN voted yes
William Alvin Pittenger R-MN voted yes
Karl Stefan R-NE voted yes
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
John Francis Harter R-NY voted yes
Lycurgus Luther Marshall R-OH voted yes
Charles Lewis Gerlach R-PA voted yes
Ivor David Fenton R-PA voted yes
John Crain Kunkel R-PA voted yes
James Edward Van Zandt R-PA voted yes
Robert James Corbett R-PA voted yes
Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
John Charles Schafer R-WI voted yes
Frank Bateman Keefe R-WI voted yes
Andrew Charles Schiffler R-WV voted yes
Frank Ogilvie Horton R-WY 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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