To agree to the conference report on H.R. 8913, the legislative appropriation bill for fiscal 1941.

On Jun 13, 1940, the House voted 240–129 (HR 8913). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 230–0, Republicans 20–143, Others 4–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 240
No: 129
Did not vote: 27
Date: Jun 13, 1940

By party

Democrats230 yes · 0 no · 17 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 143 no · 10 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Albert Edward Carter R-CA voted yes
Bertrand Wesley Gearhart R-CA voted yes
Thomas Raymond Ball R-CT voted yes
Ralph Edwin Church R-IL voted yes
Noah Morgan Mason R-IL voted yes
Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted yes
Robert Luce R-MA voted yes
Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted yes
Roy Orchard Woodruff R-MI voted yes
William Alvin Pittenger R-MN voted yes
John Hyde Sweet R-NE voted yes
Charles Anderson Wolverton R-NJ voted yes
Frank Crowther R-NY voted yes
Charles Lewis Gerlach R-PA voted yes
Ivor David Fenton R-PA voted yes
James Edward Van Zandt R-PA voted yes
Brazilla Carroll Reece R-TN voted yes
John Charles Schafer R-WI voted yes
Frank Bateman Keefe 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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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to the conference report on H.R…: House Vote, Jun 13, 1940,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/76-H-178/to-agree-to-the-conference-report-on-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).