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House recorded vote (27th Congress) · August 23, 1841
H.R. 14

Recorded vote

TO MOVE THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON CONCURRING WITH THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IN THEIR AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 14 AND ORDERING THE BILL TO A THIRD READING.

Bill action
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The question

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

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The tally

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

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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 H.R. 14

August 3, 1841 · TO TABLE THE RESOLUTION PROVIDING THAT THE RU… · 107–84 August 21, 1841 · TO TABLE THE RESOLUTION TO END DEBATE IN THE … · 87–110 August 23, 1841 · TO ORDER THE ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF… · 123–94 August 23, 1841 · TO TABLE H.R. 14. (P. 372-1) · 93–126 August 23, 1841 · TO PASS H.R. 14. (P. 372-1) · 125–94 September 10, 1841 · TO PASS H.R. 14, THE PRESIDENT'S VETO NOTWITH… · 103–80 August 16, 1842 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 539, WHICH ORI… · 22–9 August 25, 1842 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 547, WHICH… · 21–22 August 25, 1842 · TO AGREE TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 547,… · 23–21 August 25, 1842 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 547, THAT … · 6–32 August 25, 1842 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, TO H. … · 28–15 August 25, 1842 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 547, TO SP… · 26–10 August 25, 1842 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 547, TO EL… · 25–12 August 25, 1842 · TO ORDER A SECOND READING OF THE HOUSE RESOLU… · 19–19 August 25, 1842 · TO AMEND H. R. 547, TO EXEMPT SALT FROM DUTY. · 17–27 August 26, 1842 · TO ORDER A THIRD READING OF H. R. 418 (APP. 8… · 29–9 August 26, 1842 · TO AMEND H. R. 547, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE TA… · 11–28 August 26, 1842 · TO AMEND H. R. 547, SO AS TO REINSTATE THE RA… · 13–31 August 26, 1842 · TO AMEND H. R. 547, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTI… · 12–26
The map

How each state's members voted

In 5 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 4 every one voted no; 15 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: 4 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 5 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 5 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: 1 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: no member on this roll call
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 17 yes, 17 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 10 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: 5 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 11 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 11 yes, 15 no, 2 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, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 7 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 7 yes, 14 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: 0 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 7 yes, 4 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 8 yes, 5 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 7 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, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 5 no
  48. Georgia: 5 yes, 1 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.

Arkansas 0 yes, 1 no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

Illinois 1 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Missouri 0 yes, 2 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 244 members

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