1. Home
2. Votes
3. Senate vote 24 (76th Congress)

Senate roll call 24 · 76th Congress · May 12, 1939

To table a motion to recommit H.R. 5269 with instructions to the appropriations committee to eliminate all items in excess of budget estimates or items not reco

On May 12, 1939, the Senate voted 42–28 (HR 5269). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–16, Republicans 6–14, Others 3–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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

42

No

28

Did not vote

27

Date

May 12, 1939

From Voteview roll call records.