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House recorded vote (6th Congress) · February 28, 1801
H.R. 291

Recorded vote

TO RECOMMIT THE FOURTH SECTION OF H.R. 291, AN ACT TO AMEND AND CONTINUE IN FORCE "AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES," TO COMMITTEE FOR RECONSIDERATION AND DISCUSS…

Bill actionBanking & finance
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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. 291

February 27, 1801 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF H.R… · 49–42
The map

How each state's members voted

In 3 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 5 every one voted no; 8 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: no member on this roll call
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 4 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: no member on this roll call
  11. Wisconsin: no member on this roll call
  12. Michigan: no member on this roll call
  13. New York: 4 yes, 4 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 3 yes, 9 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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: no member on this roll call
  21. Indiana: no member on this roll call
  22. Ohio: no member on this roll call
  23. Pennsylvania: 8 yes, 3 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 3 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 6 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: no member on this roll call
  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: no member on this roll call
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 14 yes, 3 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 5 yes, 3 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 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: no member on this roll call
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 8 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  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.

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

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

South Carolina 0 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 107 members

Select any member to pull their file.