To pass H.R. 6293, a bill to establish a women's army auxiliary corps.

On May 12, 1942, the Senate voted 38–27 (HR 6293). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 25–23, Republicans 15–5, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 members voted against their own party.

During the 77th Congress (1941–1942), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 38
No: 27
Did not vote: 33
Date: May 12, 1942

By party

Democrats25 yes · 23 no · 25 didn’t vote
Republicans15 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted no
George Lloyd Spencer D-AR voted no
Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted no
Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
John Anthony Danaher R-CT voted no
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted no
Clyde LaVerne Herring D-IA voted no
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted no
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted no
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted no
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS voted no
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
William Langer R-ND voted no
Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted no
Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM voted no
Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
William John Bulow D-SD voted no
Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted no
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted no
Carter Glass D-VA voted no
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY 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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