HR 2689. Appropriations for the dept. Of agriculture. On passage.

On Mar 24, 1945, the House voted 257–16 (HR 2689). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 152–1, Republicans 103–15, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 members voted against their own party.

During the 79th Congress (1945–1946), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 257
No: 16
Did not vote: 14
Date: Mar 24, 1945

By party

Democrats152 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans103 yes · 15 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Dean Milton Gillespie R-CO voted no
Pehr Gustaf Holmes R-MA voted no
Angier Louis Goodwin R-MA voted no
Richard Bowditch Wigglesworth R-MA voted no
John Parnell Thomas R-NJ voted no
Robert Winthrop Kean R-NJ voted no
Clarence Evans Kilburn R-NY voted no
John Taber R-NY voted no
Charles Henry Elston R-OH voted no
William Emil Hess R-OH voted no
Robert Franklin Jones R-OH voted no
Cliff Clevenger R-OH voted no
Frederick Cleveland Smith R-OH voted no
George Blaine Schwabe R-OK voted no
Robert Fleming Rich R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Francis Boleslaw Wasielewski D-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Dean Milton Gillespie R-CO
Pehr Gustaf Holmes R-MA
Angier Louis Goodwin R-MA
Richard Bowditch Wigglesworth R-MA
John Parnell Thomas R-NJ
Robert Winthrop Kean R-NJ
Clarence Evans Kilburn R-NY
John Taber R-NY
Charles Henry Elston R-OH
William Emil Hess R-OH
Robert Franklin Jones R-OH
Cliff Clevenger R-OH
Frederick Cleveland Smith R-OH
George Blaine Schwabe R-OK
Robert Fleming Rich R-PA
Thaddeus Francis Boleslaw Wasielewski D-WI

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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