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Senate recorded vote (33rd Congress) · March 29, 1854
H.R. 271

Recorded vote

TO POSTPONE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 271, (APP. 5-31-1854), A BILL TO SUPPLY DEFICIENCIES IN THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SERVICE OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1854. (P. 780-1)

Bill actionBudget & 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. 271

March 17, 1854 · TO AMEND H.R. 271, (10 STAT 290, MAY 31, 1854… · 85–57 March 17, 1854 · TO PASS H.R. 271 (10 STAT 291, MAY 31, 1854) … · 137–11 March 29, 1854 · ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H.R.… · 22–20 March 29, 1854 · TO AMEND, AS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, THE B… · 21–19 March 29, 1854 · TO AMEND, AS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, THE B… · 20–17 March 30, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 271, BY PROVIDING THAT… · 24–13 March 31, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 271, BY APPROPRIATING … · 24–17 March 31, 1854 · ON AGREEING, AS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, TO… · 23–16 March 31, 1854 · TO AMEND THE BILL H.R. 271, BY PROVIDING TO P… · 20–17 May 26, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 271 (… · 64–61 May 26, 1854 · TO CONCUR WITH THE TENTH SENATE AMENDMENT TO … · 83–59 May 26, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN 25TH SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 27… · 47–100 May 26, 1854 · TO CONCUR IN THE FORTIETH SENATE AMENDMENT TO… · 44–101 May 26, 1854 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE AG… · 81–74 May 26, 1854 · ON AGREEING TO THE FIFTY-FIRST SENATE AMENDME… · 33–103 May 26, 1854 · TO AGREE TO 53RD SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 271… · 40–103 May 30, 1854 · TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON H.R. 271. · 18–93 May 30, 1854 · TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 271. … · 77–41
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 10 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 13 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 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: 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Maryland 1 yes, 1 no

Michigan 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

Rhode Island 1 yes, 1 no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no

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

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 60 members

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