To pass H.J. RES. 544, appropriations for work relief and direct relief for fiscal 1941.

On May 23, 1940, the House voted 356–21 (HJR 544). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 223–6, Republicans 131–17, Others 4–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 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: 356
No: 21
Did not vote: 35
Date: May 23, 1940

By party

Democrats223 yes · 6 no · 23 didn’t vote
Republicans131 yes · 17 no · 12 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

George Short Williams R-DE voted no
Hugh Peterson D-GA voted no
Clare Eugene Hoffman R-MI voted no
Fred Lewis Crawford R-MI voted no
Dewey Jackson Short R-MO voted no
Donald Holman Mclean R-NJ voted no
John Parnell Thomas R-NJ voted no
Lewis Kirby Rockefeller R-NY voted no
Clarence Evans Kilburn R-NY voted no
Clarence Eugene Hancock R-NY voted no
John Taber R-NY voted no
William Sterling Cole R-NY voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
Walter Gresham Andrews R-NY voted no
Daniel Alden Reed R-NY voted no
Frederick Cleveland Smith R-OH voted no
Robert Fleming Rich R-PA voted no
Patrick Henry Drewry D-VA voted no
Thomas Granville Burch D-VA voted no
Clifton Alexander Woodrum D-VA voted no
Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted no
Howard Worth Smith D-VA voted no
Charles Hawks Jr. R-WI 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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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.J. RES. 544, appropriations for…: House Vote, May 23, 1940,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/76-H-157/to-pass-h-j-res-544-appropriations-for-work (accessed 2026-10-16).