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Senate recorded vote (33rd Congress) · January 23, 1855
S. 511

Recorded vote

TO AMEND BILL, S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT APPLY TO ANY OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, AND VOLUNTEERS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT BY THE AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE TO RESIST A PUBLIC ENEMY, ALTHOUGH NOT…

Amendment
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
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 S. 511

January 2, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL, S. 511, (10 STAT. L. 701, 3-3-… · 9–25 January 3, 1855 · TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH S. 511, WAS AMEND… · 11–29 January 4, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 511, BY LIMITTING THE LANDS TO BE… · 24–15 January 4, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 511, BY LIMITTING THE LANDS TO BE… · 23–14 January 19, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 511 (10 STAT. 701, 3-3-1855), A B… · 24–17 January 22, 1855 · TO POSTPONE FURTHER CONSIDERATION UNTIL FIRST… · 8–43 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL S. 511, BY GIVING ALL COMMISSIO… · 29–13 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL, S. 511, BY ELIMINATING ALL OF … · 29–20 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT W… · 43–1 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT THE P… · 26–8 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT THE PROVIS… · 16–30 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL, S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT THE … · 15–28 January 23, 1855 · TO AMEND BILL, S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT PROV… · 21–20 January 29, 1855 · TO TAKE UP BILL, S. 511, (10 STAT. L. 701, 3-… · 23–24 February 5, 1855 · TO CONSIDER S. 511, (10, STAT. 701 3-3-1855),… · 29–15 February 5, 1855 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE AC… · 29–18 February 5, 1855 · TO AMEND THE BILL S. 511, BY ALLOWING THE BEN… · 23–26 February 5, 1855 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT … · 23–30 February 5, 1855 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT … · 26–18 February 5, 1855 · TO AMEND THE BILL, S. 511, BY PROVIDING THAT … · 29–15 February 5, 1855 · ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL S. 511. · 30–15 February 27, 1855 · TO SUSPEND RULES, TAKE FROM THE SPEAKER'S TAB… · 127–51 February 27, 1855 · TO TABLE S. 511. (P. 973) · 54–132 February 28, 1855 · TO COMMIT S. 511 TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOL… · 71–110 February 28, 1855 · TO COMMIT S. 511 TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC L… · 72–105 February 28, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 511, BY SETTING CONDITIONS FOR A … · 63–99 February 28, 1855 · TO AMEND S. 511, BY STRIKING A PROHIBITION AG… · 93–74 February 28, 1855 · TO PASS S. 511. (P. 1004) · 136–39
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

Connecticut 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

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

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

Vermont 2 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 62 members

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