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House recorded vote (33rd Congress) · January 18, 1855
H.R. 295

Recorded vote

TO TABLE H.R. 295, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ATLANTIC STATES AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN. (P. 318-2)

Bill actionTransportation
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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. 295

March 13, 1854 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND BRING H.R. 295 BEFOR… · 116–60 March 20, 1854 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND MAKE H.R. 295 A SPEC… · 101–76 January 18, 1855 · TO CONCUR IN THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMMITTEE O… · 59–117 January 20, 1855 · TO TABLE H.R. 295. (P. 338-2) · 49–126 January 20, 1855 · TO REFER H.R. 295 AND PENDING AMENDMENTS TO A… · 71–117 January 20, 1855 · TO AMEND H.R. 295 SO AS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER … · 104–91 January 20, 1855 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY W… · 108–92 January 20, 1855 · TO TABLE THE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.R. 295 AS AMEND… · 79–123 January 20, 1855 · TO PASS THE SUBSTITUTE BILL H.R. 295, AS AMEN… · 121–79 January 20, 1855 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF H.R… · 105–97 January 20, 1855 · TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON H.R. 295 (P. 34… · 96–100 January 20, 1855 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 87–104 January 22, 1855 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE MAIN QUES… · 105–92 January 22, 1855 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 295 TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE … · 101–104 January 22, 1855 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 98–103 January 22, 1855 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE HOUSE REF… · 103–100 January 22, 1855 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 295 TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE … · 103–104 January 22, 1855 · TO PASS H.R 295. (P. 218-1) · 109–97 January 22, 1855 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY W… · 97–106 January 22, 1855 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH H.R. 295 WAS … · 100–94 January 22, 1855 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 295 TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE … · 106–91 January 23, 1855 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 95–94
The map

How each state's members voted

In 5 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 16 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 members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 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: 0 yes, 6 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 3 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 4 yes, 23 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 9 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 7 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 14 no, 5 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 10 yes, 9 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 7 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 11 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 5 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 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, 6 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 4 yes, 0 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 4 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 4 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 3 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 3 yes, 3 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 0 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.

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

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

Florida 0 yes, 1 no

Iowa 0 yes, 2 no

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

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

Vermont 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 235 members

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