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House recorded vote (32nd Congress) · August 28, 1852
H.R. 282

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 282, WHICH AMENDMENT WOULD APPROPRIATE $90,000 FOR IMPROVEMENT OF NAVIGATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW THE RAPIDS; $90,000 FOR REPAIRS OF DAM AT CUMBERLAND ISLAND; $…

Bill actionBudget & spending
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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. 282

July 30, 1852 · TO ORDER THE MAIN QUESTION ON RECOMMITTING TO… · 98–78 July 30, 1852 · TO AMEND H.R. 282, BY APPROPRIATING FOR THE I… · 105–62 July 30, 1852 · TO AMEND H.R. 282, BY AUTHORIZING COMMISSIONE… · 90–75 July 30, 1852 · TO TABLE H.R. 282. · 72–104 July 30, 1852 · TO PASS H.R. 282. · 103–75 August 19, 1852 · ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL, H.R… · 37–13 August 19, 1852 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 282 (10-STAT. L. 56, A… · 21–28 August 21, 1852 · TO AMEND H.R. 282 (10-STAT. L. 56, AUG. 30, 1… · 12–31 August 23, 1852 · TO AMEND H.R. 282 (10-STAT. L. 56, AUG. 30, 1… · 36–9 August 23, 1852 · TO AMEND H.R. 282, BY ADDING PROVISIONS CONFE… · 17–25 August 23, 1852 · TO AMEND H.R. 282, BY APPROPRIATING $30,000 T… · 24–17 August 23, 1852 · TO AMEND H.R. 282, BY ELIMINATING $50,000 AND… · 23–20 August 23, 1852 · TO AMEND H.R. 282, BY ADDING AN APPROPRIATION… · 16–27 August 23, 1852 · TO AMEND H.R. 282, BY INCREASING THE APPROPRI… · 19–20 August 23, 1852 · TO TABLE H.R. 282. (JP. 628) · 12–27 August 24, 1852 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H R 282, WHICH AMEN… · 31–6 August 24, 1852 · TO AMEND H.R. 282, BY ADDING AN APPROPRIATION… · 13–27 August 24, 1852 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF H.R… · 31–17 August 25, 1852 · TO PASS H.R. 282 (10-STAT. L. 56, AUG. 30, 18… · 35–23 August 28, 1852 · TO SUSPEND RULES AND TAKE UP AND REFER TO THE… · 110–48 August 28, 1852 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES IN ORDER THAT H.R. 282 M… · 114–55 August 28, 1852 · TO TABLE H.R. 282. (P. 2411-2) · 56–112 August 28, 1852 · TO AMEND H.R. 282, BY INCREASING THE APPROPRI… · 90–65 August 28, 1852 · TO AGREE TO A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 282, W… · 95–62 August 28, 1852 · TO AGREE TO A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 282, W… · 78–76 August 28, 1852 · TO AGREE TO A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 282, W… · 84–67 August 28, 1852 · TO AGREE TO A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 282, W… · 73–65 August 28, 1852 · TO AGREE TO A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 282, W… · 80–58
The map

How each state's members voted

In 13 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 4 every one voted no; 12 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: 3 yes, 0 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 2 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: 6 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 3 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 19 yes, 9 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 9 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 8 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 16 yes, 0 no, 5 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 10 yes, 10 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  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, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 4 yes, 0 no, 5 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 9 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 2 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: 2 yes, 2 no, 7 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 5 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 5 no, 2 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: 4 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 4 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 3 no, 5 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

Florida 1 yes, 0 no

Iowa 2 yes, 0 no

Maine 3 yes, 0 no, 4 did not vote yes or no

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

Mississippi 1 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

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

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 231 members

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