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Senate recorded vote (32nd Congress) · March 1, 1853
H.R. 337

Recorded vote

TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), THE AMENDMENT DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT TO SELECT THREE PERSONS TO APPRAISE THE BUILDING AT F AND 17TH STREETS NOW OCCUPIED AS A PUBLIC OFFICE AND TO PURCHASE IT, PROVIDED IT COSTS N…

AmendmentBudget & 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. 337

February 21, 1853 · TO AMEND H.R. 337, BY PROVIDING THAT NEITHER … · 104–69 February 21, 1853 · TO AMEND H.R. 337, BY APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO … · 105–75 February 21, 1853 · TO AMEND H.R. 337, BY APPROPRIATING FOR CONTI… · 91–73 February 21, 1853 · TO AMEND H.R. 337, BY APPROPRIATING FOR CONST… · 92–88 February 21, 1853 · TO AMEND H.R. 337, BY APPROPRIATING FOR COMPL… · 94–85 February 21, 1853 · TO AMEND H.R. 337, BY APPROPRIATING FOR SALAR… · 94–86 February 21, 1853 · TO AMEND H.R. 337, BY STRIKING OUT THE ANNUAL… · 63–105 February 21, 1853 · TO ELIMINATE THAT SECTION OF H.R. 337, WHICH … · 99–92 February 26, 1853 · TO AMEND H. R. 337 ( 10 STAT. 189, MARCH 3, 1… · 24–22 February 26, 1853 · ON CONCURRING IN THE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL (… · 15–30 February 28, 1853 · TO POSTPONE ALL PRIOR ORDERS FOR THE PURPOSE … · 39–7 February 28, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), BY PROVIDING FOR… · 23–24 February 28, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), BY PROVIDING THA… · 30–20 February 28, 1853 · ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDED AMENDMENT TO THE B… · 36–12 February 28, 1853 · TO AMEND (H R 337), BY ELIMINATING APPROPRIAT… · 36–17 February 28, 1853 · ON AGREEING, TO THE AMENDED AMENDMENT TO THE … · 40–15 February 28, 1853 · TO ADJOURN, MADE DURING DEBATE ON THE BILL, (… · 16–31 March 1, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), BY REPEALING ALL… · 19–36 March 1, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), THE AMENDMENT ES… · 38–11 March 1, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), BY APPROPRIATING… · 21–29 March 1, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), BY AUTHORIZING T… · 28–17 March 1, 1853 · TO AMEND (H R 337),WHICH EMPOWERS THE PRESIDE… · 27–18 March 1, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL (H R 337), BY PROVIDING THA… · 8–34 March 1, 1853 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 337, BY ELIMIN… · 17–25 March 1, 1853 · TO AMEND THE BILL H. R. 337, BY AUTHORIZING T… · 13–31 March 2, 1853 · TO AMEND TO THE BILL H. R. 337, BY ENABLING T… · 30–19 March 2, 1853 · ON AGREEING TO AN AMENDMENT AS AMENDED, TO TH… · 21–29 March 2, 1853 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H. R. 337, … · 22–24 March 3, 1853 · TO ADOPT THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFE… · 68–106 March 3, 1853 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTING … · 90–83 March 3, 1853 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES IN ORDER TO TAKE UP THE … · 98–39
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

Connecticut 1 yes, 1 no

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

Indiana 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Maryland 1 yes, 1 no

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

Michigan 0 yes, 2 no

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

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

New York 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Vermont 1 yes, 1 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 61 members

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