To amend H.R. 6709, by reducing by 20 per cent the traveling expenses of the department of agriculture.

On May 18, 1942, the Senate voted 25–44 (HR 6709). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–39, Republicans 12–8, Independents 0–1, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 25
No: 44
Did not vote: 25
Date: May 18, 1942

By party

Democrats16 yes · 39 no · 17 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 8 no · 8 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted yes
Walter Franklin George D-GA voted yes
John Thomas R-ID voted no
Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted yes
Prentiss Marsh Brown D-MI voted yes
Joel Bennett Clark D-MO voted yes
Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted no
William Langer R-ND voted no
Berkeley Lloyd Bunker D-NV voted yes
Joshua Bryan Lee D-OK voted yes
Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
Rufus Cecil Holman R-OR voted no
Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD voted no
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
George David Aiken R-VT voted no
Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted yes

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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