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House recorded vote (33rd Congress) · March 6, 1854
H.R. 37

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 37, BY PROVIDING TO CHANGE THE FIRST SECTION TO READ--"ANY FREE WHITE PERSON HEAD OF A FAMILY, SINGLE FREE WHITE MALE PERSON OF THE AGE OF 21 AND UPWARDS BE GRANTED 160 ACRES OF LAND AT $1.25 AN …

Amendment
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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. 37

March 3, 1854 · THAT WHEN THE HOUSE ADJOURN TODAY, IT BE TO M… · 90–65 March 6, 1854 · TO TABLE H.R. 37, A BILL GRANTING 160 ACRES O… · 60–124 March 6, 1854 · TO PASS H.R. 37. · 107–72 May 8, 1854 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY CONSIDERATION … · 27–15 July 10, 1854 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL THE SECOND MONDAY OF DEC. N… · 18–32 July 14, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 37, A BILL TO GRANT A HOMESTEAD… · 13–36 July 14, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 37, BY CONFIRMING THE OPERATION… · 37–16 July 14, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 37, BY PROVIDING THAT THE BENEF… · 21–20 July 14, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 37, BY PROVIDING THAT … · 37–9 July 14, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 37, BY PROVIDING THAT … · 27–19 July 17, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 37, TO GRANT A HOMESTE… · 19–29 July 19, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 37, TO GRANT A HOMESTE… · 25–28 July 19, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 37, BY PROVIDING THAT … · 19–30 July 19, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 37, BY ELIMINATING THE… · 28–14 July 19, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 37, BY ELIMINATING SEC… · 26–20 July 19, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 37, BY GIVING ANY FREE… · 25–26 July 19, 1854 · TO TABLE H.R. 37. (P. 1819-2,3) · 24–27 July 20, 1854 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 37, AND MAK… · 24–30 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 37, BY PROVIDING THAT ACT SHALL… · 17–33 July 20, 1854 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 37, IN THE N… · 16–32 July 20, 1854 · TO TABLE H.R. 37. (P. 1108-1) · 16–35 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 37, BY ENTITLING EVERY… · 12–39 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 37, BY GIVING THE CITIZENS OF T… · 35–16 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 37, BY GIVING TO HOUSE… · 19–27 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 37, BY GRANTING VETERANS WHO SE… · 24–24 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 37, BY REDUCING TO 12 AND 1/2 C… · 27–19 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 37, BY ELIMINATING SEC… · 9–31 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 37, BY ELIMINATING FROM PROPOSE… · 4–33 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 37, BY ADDING A CLAUSE GRANTING… · 7–30 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 37, BY ELIMINATING A PROVISION … · 11–29 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 37, BY REDUCING PROPOSED PRICE … · 2–40 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 37, BY EXCLUDING FROM THE APPLI… · 4–39 July 20, 1854 · TO AMEND A SUBSTITUTE FOR H.R. 37, BY ELIMINA… · 8–38 July 20, 1854 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 37, WHICH AM… · 34–13 July 21, 1854 · ON PASSAGE OF THE AMENDED BILL H.R. 37. (P. … · 36–11 August 3, 1854 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND INTRODUCE H.R. 37, A… · 71–93
The map

How each state's members voted

In 14 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 8 every one voted no; 8 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, 3 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 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: 3 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 5 yes, 18 no, 10 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 9 no, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 4 yes, 2 no, 5 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 6 yes, 11 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 8 yes, 11 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 1 yes, 0 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: 6 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 8 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 11 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 6 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 7 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 6 yes, 1 no, 1 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: 4 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 4 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 7 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 4 yes, 0 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 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.

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

Connecticut 0 yes, 3 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

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

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

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

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

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

Vermont 0 yes, 3 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 233 members

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