To pass H. CON. RES. 19- announcing congressional disapproval of gov't reorganization plan number 1.

On May 3, 1939, the House voted 128–265 (HCR 19). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–233, Republicans 128–28, Others 0–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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: 128
No: 265
Did not vote: 31
Date: May 3, 1939

By party

Democrats0 yes · 233 no · 20 didn’t vote
Republicans128 yes · 28 no · 11 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 4 no

Who broke with their party

John Zuinglius Anderson R-CA voted no
Bertrand Wesley Gearhart R-CA voted no
Thomas Marion Eaton R-CA voted no
William Jennings Miller R-CT voted no
Clifford Ragsdale Hope R-KS voted no
Robert Luce R-MA voted no
Carl Edgar Mapes R-MI voted no
Albert Joseph Engel R-MI voted no
Clarence John Mcleod R-MI voted no
Harold Knutson R-MN voted no
William Lemke R-ND voted no
Karl Stefan R-NE voted no
Charles Anderson Wolverton R-NJ voted no
Donald Holman Mclean R-NJ voted no
John Parnell Thomas R-NJ voted no
George Nicholas Seger R-NJ voted no
Albert Lincoln Vreeland R-NJ voted no
Robert Winthrop Kean R-NJ voted no
Bruce Barton R-NY voted no
Clarence Eugene Hancock R-NY voted no
William Sterling Cole R-NY voted no
Walter Gresham Andrews R-NY voted no
John Francis Harter R-NY voted no
Dudley Allen White R-OH voted no
Charles Lewis Gerlach R-PA voted no
John Crain Kunkel R-PA voted no
Francis Higbee Case R-SD voted no
Brazilla Carroll Reece R-TN 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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