To recommit H. J. RES. 679, (p. Res. 122), with instructions to substitute a new title i, limiting funds to $1.250 billion and providing that funds be allocated

On May 12, 1938, the House voted 89–308 (HJR 679). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–295, Republicans 81–5, Others 0–13. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 15 members voted against their own party.

During the 75th Congress (1937–1938), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 89
No: 308
Did not vote: 23
Date: May 12, 1938

By party

Democrats10 yes · 295 no · 17 didn’t vote
Republicans81 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 13 no

Who broke with their party

Richard Joseph Welch R-CA voted no
Stephen Pace D-GA voted yes
Cassius Clay Dowell R-IA voted no
Samuel Barrett Pettengill D-IN voted yes
Glenn Hasenfratz Griswold D-IN voted yes
John William Boehne Jr. D-IN voted yes
Louis Leon Ludlow D-IN voted yes
Elmer James Ryan D-MN voted yes
Jerome Bayard Clark D-NC voted yes
John Walter Lambeth D-NC voted yes
Usher Lloyd Burdick R-ND voted no
William Lemke R-ND voted no
Karl Stefan R-NE voted no
Arthur Philip Lamneck D-OH voted yes
Milton Horace West D-TX 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 recommit H. J. RES. 679, (p. Res. 122)…: House Vote, May 12, 1938,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/75-H-135/to-recommit-h-j-res-679-p-res-122 (accessed 2026-10-17).