HR 2625. Steward amend. Requiring at least 6 months' military training of persons under 19 inducted into the land and naval forces.

On Apr 24, 1945, the Senate voted 50–25 (HR 2625). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–19, Republicans 29–6, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 members voted against their own party.

During the 79th Congress (1945–1946), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 50
No: 25
Did not vote: 13
Date: Apr 24, 1945

By party

Democrats24 yes · 19 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans29 yes · 6 no · 2 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
Sheridan Downey D-CA voted no
Brien Mcmahon D-CT voted no
Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted no
Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted no
Scott Wike Lucas D-IL voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted no
James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
Josiah William Bailey D-NC voted no
Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted no
Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC voted no
John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted no
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA voted no
Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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