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Senate recorded vote (57th Congress) · April 16, 1902
S. 2960

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 2960, BY EXTENDING EXISTING LAWS ENTITLING CHINESE LABORERS TO REMAIN IN THE U.S., UPON OBTAINING A CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCE, TO INCLUDE CHINESE IN ANY INSULAR TERRITORY, EXCEPT HAWAII, AND SETTING…

AmendmentLabor & wages
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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 S. 2960

April 16, 1902 · TO AMEND S. 2960, A BILL PROHIBITING THE ENTR… · 47–29 April 16, 1902 · TO AMEND S. 2960 BY PERMITTING THE ENTRY INTO… · 13–57 April 16, 1902 · TO AMEND S. 2960, BY DECLARING THAT NOTHING I… · 7–68 April 16, 1902 · TO AMEND S. 2960 BY IMPOSING A FINE OF $2,000… · 29–50 April 16, 1902 · TO AMEND S. 2960 BY EXTENDING THE PROVISIONS … · 48–33 April 16, 1902 · TO PASS S. 2960. (P. 4252-1) · 76–1
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 16 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 16 every one voted no; 12 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, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 1 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: no member on this roll call
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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.

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

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

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

Minnesota 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 88 members

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