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Senate recorded vote (29th Congress) · January 14, 1847
H.R. 576

Recorded vote

TO POSTPONE UNTIL TOMORROW, CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 576, (9 STAT 123, 2/11/1847), RECRUITING FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY AN ADDITIONAL MILITARY FORCE.

Bill actionDefense & war
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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. 576

January 9, 1847 · TO ADD TO THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENT IN THE NA… · 85–120 January 9, 1847 · TO PASS MR. RATHBUN'S AMENDMENT, REPORTED BY … · 103–105 January 11, 1847 · TO PASS H.R. 576, AS AMENDED. (P. 165) · 156–45 January 11, 1847 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE HOUSE PAS… · 137–54 January 11, 1847 · TO PASS H.R. 576. · 170–35 January 16, 1847 · TO RECOMMIT TO THE MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE… · 44–1 January 19, 1847 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 576 (9 STAT 123, 2/11/1847),… · 1–49 January 19, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY INSTRUCTING THE COMMITT… · 26–26 January 19, 1847 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL TOMORROW, CONSIDERATION OF … · 22–28 January 20, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY PROVIDING THAT SOLDIERS… · 29–18 January 21, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY INCREASING THE SALARIES… · 29–17 January 21, 1847 · *****MISSING TEXT***** VOLUNTEERS SHALL ELECT… · 23–18 January 21, 1847 · ON CONCURRING IN AMENDED AMENDMENT MADE IN CO… · 38–4 January 22, 1847 · ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDED AMENDMENT TO H.R. … · 14–28 January 28, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY ELIMINATING NINE REGIME… · 22–27 January 28, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY INCREASING THE REGULAR … · 20–30 January 28, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDE… · 12–36 January 28, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF … · 20–30 January 28, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY ELIMINATING THE PROVISI… · 30–18 January 28, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY PROHIBITING A MEMBER OF… · 17–26 January 29, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRETA… · 22–24 January 29, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY REDUCING AMOUNTS OF TRE… · 14–34 January 29, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY ADDING FURTHER A PROVIS… · 26–23 January 30, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY STIPULATING THAT THE LA… · 38–8 January 30, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY REDUCING THE LAND GRANT… · 17–26 January 30, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY MAKING GRANT OF BOUNTY … · 27–10 January 30, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY GRANTING EIGHTY ACRES O… · 17–18 January 30, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY ALLOWING THE SOLDIERS W… · 21–20 January 30, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY ELIMINATING THE WORDS "… · 21–18 January 30, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY GIVING MONEY SCRIP REDE… · 14–26 January 30, 1847 · ON ORDERING ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF … · 33–3 February 1, 1847 · TO AMEND H.R. 576, BY ELIMINATING PROVISO TO … · 18–28 February 1, 1847 · TO PASS H.R. 576. · 39–3 February 3, 1847 · TO CONCUR WITH COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IN THEI… · 113–68 February 8, 1847 · ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPOR… · 18–22
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 9 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 9 every one voted no; 9 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: no member on this roll call
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 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, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 1 no

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

Delaware 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

Louisiana 1 yes, 0 no

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

Maryland 2 yes, 0 no

Maine 1 yes, 1 no

Michigan 1 yes, 1 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

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

Ohio 1 yes, 1 no

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no

Virginia 1 yes, 0 no

Vermont 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 54 members

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