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Senate recorded vote (33rd Congress) · August 1, 1854
H.R. 392

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY ELIMINATING THE APPROPRIATION OF ***MISSING TEXT*** THE INDIAN RIVER AND MASQUITO LAGOON AT THE HANLOVER, FLA. (P. 1209-3)

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. 392

July 12, 1854 · TO TABLE H.R. 392, RIVERS AND HARBORS APPROPR… · 57–99 July 13, 1854 · TO PASS H.R. 392. · 94–58 July 13, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 392, MADE IN C… · 96–76 July 13, 1854 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 102–71 July 28, 1854 · TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H… · 35–12 July 28, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY AUTHORIZING WAR SECRETA… · 16–23 July 28, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY AUTHORIZING WAR SECRETA… · 15–26 July 29, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 392, MAKING APPROPRIAT… · 10–32 July 29, 1854 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 392, BY GIVING … · 23–22 July 29, 1854 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 392, BY GIVING … · 25–19 July 29, 1854 · ON CONCURRING IN AMENDMENT AS AMENDED TO H.R.… · 14–35 July 29, 1854 · TO TABLE BILL H.R. 392. (P. 1168-1) · 16–33 July 29, 1854 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL… · 16–32 July 29, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY APPROPRIATING $44,000 F… · 24–25 July 31, 1854 · ON AGREEING, TO THE AMENDED AMENDMENT TO THE … · 25–23 July 31, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 392, BY AUTHORIZING TH… · 12–31 July 31, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY APPROPRIATING $70,000 F… · 14–21 July 31, 1854 · TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL H.R. … · 28–18 July 31, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY STRIKING OUT THE FOLLOW… · 7–19 August 1, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY ELIMINATING THE APPROPR… · 15–30 August 1, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY INCREASING THE APPROPRI… · 28–17 August 1, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY APPROPRIATING $12,000 F… · 19–25 August 1, 1854 · ON CONCURRING IN AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H.R. 3… · 28–20 August 1, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY APPROPRIATING $44,000 F… · 25–15 August 1, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRETA… · 24–19 August 1, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY ELIMINATING THE APPROPR… · 18–22 August 1, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 392, BY ELIMINATING THE APPROPR… · 8–27 August 1, 1854 · ON ORDERING ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF … · 31–17 August 2, 1854 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES IN ORDER TO MOVE THAT H.… · 99–76 August 3, 1854 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES, IN ORDER TO TAKE H.R. 3… · 76–57 August 3, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE FIRST SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.… · 70–76 August 3, 1854 · TO TABLE THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 392, T… · 68–86 August 3, 1854 · TO TABLE THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 392, T… · 68–95 August 3, 1854 · TO RECEDE FROM THE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H.R.… · 18–21 December 6, 1854 · TO PASS, OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VETO, H.R. 392,… · 95–80
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Maryland 2 yes, 0 no

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

Michigan 2 yes, 0 no

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

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

New York 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

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

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

Wisconsin 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 60 members

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