To amend H.R. 6791- supplemental military establishment appropriation bill, fiscal yr. 1940, by reducing the appropriation for airplane construction by approxim

On Jun 22, 1939, the House voted 150–217 (HR 6791). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–220, Republicans 158–8, Others 2–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 11 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: 150
No: 217
Did not vote: 29
Date: Jun 22, 1939

By party

Democrats3 yes · 220 no · 19 didn’t vote
Republicans158 yes · 8 no · 10 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

John Carl Williams Hinshaw R-CA voted no
Leland Merritt Ford R-CA voted no
William Jennings Miller R-CT voted no
Thomas Raymond Ball R-CT voted no
Albert Elmer Austin R-CT voted no
Boleslaus Joseph Monkiewicz R-CT voted no
William Howard Wheat R-IL voted no
Edith Nourse Rogers R-MA voted no
Harry Buffington Coffee D-NE voted yes
William Albert Ashbrook D-OH voted yes
Hampton Pitts Fulmer D-SC 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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