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Senate recorded vote (39th Congress) · July 21, 1866
HJR83

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. J. RES. 83, BY ADDING A PROVISION THAT ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS MUST POSSESS THE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY THE ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES, PROPOSED BY 3…

AmendmentForeign affairs
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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

No separate text document applies to this vote.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on HJR83

July 19, 1866 · TO ADOURN, WHILE THE HOUSE WAS CONSIDERING H.… · 59–69 July 19, 1866 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH H… · 31–92 July 19, 1866 · TO ADJOURN, WHILE THE HOUSE WAS CONSIDERING H… · 49–71 July 19, 1866 · TO ADJOURN, WHILE THE HOUSE WAS CONSIDERING H… · 46–68 July 19, 1866 · TO ORDER THE MAIN QUESTION ON RECONSIDERING T… · 71–34 July 19, 1866 · TO ADJOURN WHILE THE HOUSE WAS CONSIDERING H.… · 43–63 July 20, 1866 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH H… · 105–29 July 20, 1866 · TO AGREE THAT THE PREAMBLE TO H.J. RES. 83 BE… · 86–48 July 20, 1866 · TO PASS H. J. RES. 83, THAT THE STATE OF TENN… · 126–12 July 21, 1866 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF S. 395, RELATING… · 36–8 July 21, 1866 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 83, SO THAT INSTEAD OF RE… · 24–19 July 21, 1866 · TO AMEND THE PREAMBLE TO H. J. RES. 83, SO TH… · 16–23 July 21, 1866 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 83, BY REQUIRING LEGISLAT… · 4–34 July 21, 1866 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 83 BY ELIMINATING PREAMBL… · 29–11 July 21, 1866 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 83, BY DECLARING THAT ITS… · 11–31 July 21, 1866 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 83, BY PROVIDING THAT, TH… · 25–18 July 21, 1866 · TO ADOPT HOUSE PREAMBLE TO H. J. RES. 83, WHI… · 13–31 July 21, 1866 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 83, BY SUBSTITUTING HOUSE… · 20–24 July 21, 1866 · TO AGREE TO THE PREAMBLE TO H. J. RES. 83, WH… · 23–20 July 21, 1866 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 83, BY PROVIDING THAT THA… · 5–25 July 21, 1866 · TO PASS H. J. RES. 83. (P. 6007-1) · 28–4 July 23, 1866 · TO AMEND THE PREAMBLE OF H. J. RES. 83, BY EL… · 93–26
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 2 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 16 every one voted no; 6 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: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  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: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 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: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: no member on this roll call
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: no member on this roll call
  40. Tennessee: no member on this roll call
  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 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Illinois 1 yes, 1 no

Kansas 1 yes, 0 no

Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

Rhode Island 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 48 members

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