H j res o39. Joint resolution amending an act making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1950. On motion to suspend rules and pass.

On Aug 15, 1949, the House voted 176–145 (HJR 339). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 209–27, Republicans 1–136, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 members voted against their own party.

During the 81st Congress (1949–1950), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 176
No: 145
Did not vote: 13
Date: Aug 15, 1949

By party

Democrats209 yes · 27 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans1 yes · 136 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Wilbur Daigh Mills D-AR voted no
Justin Leroy Johnson R-CA voted yes
Chester Earl Holifield D-CA voted no
George Armistead Smathers D-FL voted no
Edward Eugene Cox D-GA voted no
Albert Sidney Camp D-GA voted no
Henderson Lovelace Lanham D-GA voted no
William McDonald (Don) Wheeler D-GA voted no
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. D-LA voted no
Edwin Edward Willis D-LA voted no
Henry Dominique Larcade Jr. D-LA voted no
Asa Leonard Allen D-LA voted no
John David Dingell D-MI voted no
John Elliott Rankin D-MS voted no
John Bell Williams D-MS voted no
Herbert Covington Bonner D-NC voted no
Robert Lee Doughton D-NC voted no
James Joseph Delaney D-NY voted no
Arthur George Klein D-NY voted no
William Grady Stigler D-OK voted no
Carl Bert Albert D-OK voted no
Thomas Jefferson Steed D-OK voted no
George Howard Wilson D-OK voted no
Lucius Mendel Rivers D-SC voted no
Thomas Augustus Pickett D-TX voted no
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone D-UT voted no
Burr Powell Harrison D-VA voted no
Howard Worth Smith D-VA 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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