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House recorded vote (27th Congress) · August 17, 1842
H.R. 472

Recorded vote

TO BRING UP FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION THE BILL H.R. 472, VETOED BY THE PRESIDENT. (P. 905-1,2)

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. 472

August 11, 1841 · TO AMEND H. R. 4, TO PROVIDE A GRADUATING SCA… · 18–27 July 6, 1842 · TO TABLE RESOLUTION TAKING BILL H.R. 472, (5-… · 88–104 July 6, 1842 · TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TUESDAY NEX… · 98–93 July 12, 1842 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES IN ORDER TO PERMIT MR. F… · 134–28 July 13, 1842 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TO… · 98–74 July 16, 1842 · TO ORDER THE MAIN QUESTION ON MR. FILLMORE'S … · 97–102 July 16, 1842 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON ORDERING THE MAIN Q… · 110–104 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE… · 106–115 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE… · 113–106 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR IN THE AMENDMENT TO BILL H.R. 742, … · 117–107 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE… · 105–111 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE… · 195–13 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE… · 110–91 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE… · 141–77 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE… · 118–70 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE… · 99–105 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENTS OF THE COMMITTE… · 81–132 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENTS OF THE COMMITTE… · 95–119 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE… · 69–143 July 16, 1842 · TO CONCUR WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE… · 87–123 July 16, 1842 · TO ORDER THE ENGROSSMENT OF H.R. 472. (P. 76… · 116–111 July 16, 1842 · TO PASS H.R. 472. (P. 604-2,762-2) · 116–112 July 16, 1842 · TO AMEND BILL H.R. 472, BY PROVIDING A SUBTIT… · 64–126 August 10, 1842 · TO TABLE THE APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE … · 107–90 August 10, 1842 · TO REFER TO A SELECT COMMITTEE THE PRESIDENT'… · 108–84 August 10, 1842 · TO TABLE H.R. 472. (P. 875-2) · 97–73 August 11, 1842 · TO TAKE UP H.R. 472. (P. 878-3) · 82–104 August 11, 1842 · TO TABLE THE APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE … · 78–74 August 16, 1842 · TO CONSIDER H.R. 472, EXTENDING FOR A LIMITED… · 99–103 August 17, 1842 · TO PASS OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VETO, THE BILL H… · 92–87 August 18, 1842 · TO RECONSIDER, AS SUGGESTED IN THE RESOLUTION… · 12–140 August 19, 1842 · TO RESOLVE INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, FOR T… · 98–84 August 22, 1842 · TO ORDER THE ENGROSSMENT OF H.R. 472, THE SPE… · 101–101 August 22, 1842 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH ENGROSSMENT O… · 105–98 August 22, 1842 · TO ORDER THE ENGROSSMENT OF H.R. 472. (P. 92… · 105–102 August 22, 1842 · TO PASS H.R. 472. (P. 926-2) · 104–103 August 22, 1842 · TO AMEND THE TITLE OF H.R. 472, BY PROVIDING … · 75–106
The map

How each state's members voted

In 6 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 2 every one voted no; 17 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: 2 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 4 no
  4. New Hampshire: 4 yes, 0 no, 1 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: 2 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: no member on this roll call
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 18 yes, 12 no, 10 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 6 no, 3 did not vote yes or 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: 3 yes, 4 no
  22. Ohio: 13 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 16 yes, 5 no, 7 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 4 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 5 yes, 6 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 18 yes, 3 no
  34. Maryland: 3 yes, 3 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 11 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 5 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 6 yes, 0 no, 3 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: 1 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 4 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 5 yes, 2 no, 2 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 1 yes, 0 no

Connecticut 0 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Michigan 0 yes, 1 no

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 4 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 243 members

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