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House recorded vote (37th Congress) · June 24, 1862
H.R. 364

Recorded vote

TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H. R. 364 (12 STAT. 489, APP. 7/1/1862), A BILL TO AID IN CONSTRUCTING A RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH LINE FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AND TO SECURE TO THE GOV…

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. 364

May 5, 1862 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND CONSIDER H. R. 364 (… · 56–48 May 6, 1862 · TO PASS H. R. 364 (12 STAT. 489, APP. 7/1/186… · 79–49 May 13, 1862 · TO MAKE H.R. 364 (12 STAT 489, APP. JULY 1, 1… · 17–19 May 19, 1862 · TO CONSIDER H.R. 364 (12 STAT 489, APP. JULY … · 23–16 June 11, 1862 · TO POSTPONE PENDING AND ALL PRIOR ORDERS, AND… · 24–11 June 16, 1862 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 364 (12 STA… · 25–10 June 17, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 364 (12 STAT 489, APP. JULY 1, … · 18–21 June 18, 1862 · TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 364 WHICH P… · 24–15 June 18, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 364 BY PROVIDING THAT RAILROAD … · 5–31 June 19, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 364 (12 STAT 489, APP. JULY 1, … · 22–14 June 19, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 364 BY PROVIDING THAT THE HANNI… · 17–21 June 19, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 364 BY STRIKING OUT THE PROVISI… · 16–23 June 19, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 364 BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDEN… · 15–23 June 20, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 364 (12 STAT 489, APP. JULY 1, … · 18–25 June 20, 1862 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE CONCURRING IN AN AMEND… · 17–24 June 20, 1862 · TO AMEND H.R. 364 BY ADDING A PROVISO TO CONS… · 34–8 June 20, 1862 · TO PASS H.R. 364. · 35–5
The map

How each state's members voted

In 14 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 0 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: 3 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 6 yes, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 4 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 23 yes, 2 no, 8 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no
  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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 6 yes, 3 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 12 yes, 3 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 14 yes, 4 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 3 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 3 yes, 0 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: 4 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 1 no, 7 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 3 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: no member on this roll call
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: no member on this roll call
  42. South Carolina: no member on this roll call
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: no member on this roll call
  46. Mississippi: no member on this roll call
  47. Alabama: no member on this roll call
  48. Georgia: no member on this roll call
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: no member on this roll call
  51. Florida: no member on this roll call

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 1 yes, 0 no

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

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

Minnesota 2 yes, 0 no

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

Oregon 1 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 177 members

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