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House recorded vote (27th Congress) · August 9, 1841
S. 1

Recorded vote

TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF CHAIR THAT S. 1 MAY BE CALLED FOR THIRD READING WITHOUT READING BY PARAGRAPH.

Bill action
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. 1

June 12, 1841 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND INTRODUCE S. 1. A B… · 56–144 August 7, 1841 · TO ADJOURN MOTION MADE DURING DEBATE ON BILL … · 85–119 August 7, 1841 · TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON WHETHER TO … · 105–101 August 7, 1841 · TO DISCHARGE THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FROM … · 103–102 August 9, 1841 · TO ORDER A CALL OF THE HOUSE, MOTION MADE DUR… · 100–77 August 9, 1841 · TO PASS S. 1. (P. 313-1) · 134–87 February 15, 1842 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF THE… · 18–23 February 16, 1842 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 110 (APP. 5/10/1842) (0)… · 21–9 February 23, 1842 · TO TABLE THE RESOLUTION TO LAY BEFORE THE SEN… · 24–13 March 7, 1842 · TO TABLE THE BILL H. R. 112, SUSPENDING FOR A… · 15–21 March 8, 1842 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 112 TO COMMITTEE WITH INSTRU… · 18–25 March 8, 1842 · TO TABLE H. R. 112, SO AS TO CONSIDER THE RES… · 18–25 March 8, 1842 · TO RECOMMIT H. R. 112, TO THE COMMITTEE ON TH… · 18–25 March 9, 1842 · TO PASS H. R. 112, WITH AN AMENDMENT AUTHORIZ… · 21–18 March 22, 1842 · TO AGREE TO THE FIRST PART OF THE AMENDMENT T… · 23–17 March 22, 1842 · TO AGREE TO THE THIRD PART OF THE AMENDMENT T… · 21–19 March 23, 1842 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF THE… · 23–15 March 24, 1842 · TO PASS S. 100. · 23–20 March 30, 1842 · TO AMEND THE ELEVEN RESOLUTIONS DEALING WITH … · 21–22 March 31, 1842 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 135 (APP. 8/30/1842), FO… · 22–17 July 21, 1842 · TO AMEND THE FOURTH SECTION OF S. 293, SO AS … · 16–11 July 21, 1842 · TO AMEND THE FIFTH SECTION OF S. 293, SO AS T… · 15–12 July 21, 1842 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED TO S. 29… · 19–15 July 22, 1842 · TO PASS S. 293. · 20–16
The map

How each state's members voted

In 15 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 2 every one voted no; 7 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 5 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 4 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no, 3 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: no member on this roll call
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 23 yes, 5 no, 12 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 12 yes, 0 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: 6 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 12 yes, 0 no, 7 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 15 yes, 4 no, 8 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 6 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 6 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 8 yes, 0 no, 5 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 12 yes, 1 no, 8 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 4 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 9 yes, 0 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 10 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 2 no, 5 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, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 7 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or 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.

Alabama 1 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Arkansas 1 yes, 0 no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

Illinois 0 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Michigan 1 yes, 0 no

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

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

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Vermont 4 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 244 members

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