To order the previous question on H. RES. 130, directing the committee on appropriations to undertake a "thorough" investigation of the works progress administr

On Mar 27, 1939, the House voted 351–27 (HRE 30). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 199–26, Republicans 153–0, Others 2–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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: 351
No: 27
Did not vote: 28
Date: Mar 27, 1939

By party

Democrats199 yes · 26 no · 19 didn’t vote
Republicans153 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Horace Jeremiah (Jerry) Voorhis D-CA voted no
Thomas Francis Ford D-CA voted no
Lee Edward Geyer D-CA voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
Laurence Fletcher Arnold D-IL voted no
Claude VanCleve Parsons D-IL voted no
Beverly Mills Vincent D-KY voted no
Joseph Edward Casey D-MA voted no
John William Mccormack D-MA voted no
Frank Eugene Hook D-MI voted no
Reuben Terrell Wood D-MO voted no
James Francis O'Connor D-MT voted no
John Hosea Kerr D-NC voted no
Mary Teresa Norton D-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
Michael Joseph Kennedy D-NY voted no
William Thomas Byrne D-NY voted no
Caroline Love Goodwin O'Day D-NY voted no
Samuel Chapman Massingale D-OK voted no
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted no
Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA voted no
Knute Hill D-WA voted no
John Main Coffee D-WA 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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