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Senate recorded vote (24th Congress) · February 7, 1837
S. 20

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 20 BY CORRECTING A WORDING ERROR IN THE COPY.

Amendment
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. The original text lives in the printed Statutes at Large and the Journals of Congress.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on S. 20

January 17, 1837 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS UNTIL FRID… · 14–18 January 17, 1837 · TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT TO S. 20, BY PROPOSING… · 19–18 January 20, 1837 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT AS MODIFIED TO S. 2… · 18–19 January 21, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY REDUCING FROM 3 YEARS TO 1 … · 12–23 January 21, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY REDUCING FROM 3 YEARS TO 2 … · 27–11 January 24, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY PROPOSING THAT ALL LANDS ON… · 18–19 January 24, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY AUTHORIZING SALE OF LANDS,… · 18–20 January 30, 1837 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF S. 20 UN… · 17–27 January 30, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS TO E… · 28–15 January 30, 1837 · TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON S. 20. · 23–21 January 31, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY ELIMINATING PRE-EMPTION PRI… · 22–24 January 31, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY PROPOSING THAT THE RIGHT O… · 23–23 January 31, 1837 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO S. 20, BY ADDING THE… · 24–21 January 31, 1837 · TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON S. 20. · 20–26 January 31, 1837 · TO AGREE TO AMENDED AMENDMENT TO S. 20, PROPO… · 26–19 February 1, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY PROPOSING TO LIMIT THE RIGH… · 30–17 February 1, 1837 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE REJECTING THE AMENDMEN… · 28–18 February 1, 1837 · TO TABLE, S. 20. · 20–26 February 1, 1837 · TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON S. 20. · 19–25 February 1, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY PROPOSING TO REQUIRE THE I… · 21–25 February 1, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY REQUIRING OCCUPANCY AND CU… · 29–17 February 1, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY PROPOSING TO REQUIRE INDIV… · 27–19 February 1, 1837 · TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON S. 20. · 21–25 February 1, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY PROVIDING THAT PRE-EMPTION… · 18–26 February 1, 1837 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO S. 20 BY GIVING ANY FAT… · 22–21 February 1, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISION … · 9–32 February 1, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY ELIMINATING THE SECTION PR… · 12–26 February 1, 1837 · TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON S. 20. · 20–19 February 2, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY PROVIDING THAT LAND FOR SAL… · 16–25 February 2, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY PROVIDING THAT ANYONE WHO … · 15–27 February 3, 1837 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT ELIMI… · 17–23 February 3, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY RESTRICTING THE ENTRY OF L… · 3–38 February 3, 1837 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE REJECTING THE MOTION T… · 21–22 February 3, 1837 · TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON S. 20. · 22–24 February 3, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY PROPOSING TO HAVE PURCHASER… · 24–17 February 3, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY PROPOSING THAT NO PRE-EMPTI… · 16–28 February 3, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY ELIMINATING ALL AFTER THE … · 14–29 February 4, 1837 · TO RECOMMIT S. 20 TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC … · 23–20 February 7, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY MAKING RESIDENCE ON THE TRA… · 23–25 February 7, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY PROVIDING THAT THE PROOF O… · 24–22 February 7, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY PROVIDING THAT CLAIMANTS B… · 20–25 February 7, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY ELIMINATING SECTION 7 PROV… · 23–25 February 7, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20, BY PROVIDING THAT INDIVIDUALS… · 14–29 February 7, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY REQUIRING APPLICANTS FOR PR… · 22–23 February 7, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY PROVIDING THAT NO PRE-EMPTI… · 16–25 February 7, 1837 · TO AMEND S. 20 BY REQUIRING A RESIDENCE OF 2 … · 17–26 February 7, 1837 · TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT TO S. 20, BY PROVIDING… · 7–28 February 7, 1837 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF S. … · 24–16 February 9, 1837 · TO PASS S. 20. · 27–23 February 20, 1837 · TO SUSPEND RULES AND SUBMIT, WHENEVER THE BIL… · 93–69 March 1, 1837 · TO TABLE S. 20, AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE SALE O… · 107–91
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 13 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 8 every one voted no; 3 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: no member on this roll call
  6. Idaho: no member on this roll call
  7. Montana: no member on this roll call
  8. North Dakota: no member on this roll call
  9. Minnesota: no member on this roll call
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: no member on this roll call
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: no member on this roll call
  17. Nevada: no member on this roll call
  18. Wyoming: no member on this roll call
  19. South Dakota: no member on this roll call
  20. Iowa: no member on this roll call
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: no member on this roll call
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: no member on this roll call
  29. Nebraska: no member on this roll call
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: no member on this roll call
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: no member on this roll call
  51. Florida: no member on this roll call

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Connecticut 1 yes, 1 no

Indiana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Kentucky 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Maryland 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Maine 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Michigan 2 yes, 0 no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New York 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Ohio 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no

Virginia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 52 members

Select any member to pull their file.