The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION OF H.R. 21844, (APP. 5-30-08, 35 STAT. 556), A BILL GRANTING TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE COUR…
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
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- 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).
How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
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.
How each state's senators voted
In 29 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 1 every one voted no; 0 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
- Alaska: no member on this roll call
- Maine: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
- New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
- Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
- Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
- Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Minnesota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
- Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
- Michigan: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
- Massachusetts: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
- Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
- Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
- Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
- California: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
- Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
- Nebraska: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
- Kentucky: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Virginia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Maryland: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arizona: no member on this roll call
- New Mexico: no member on this roll call
- Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
- Arkansas: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Tennessee: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- North Carolina: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- South Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Louisiana: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Mississippi: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Alabama: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Florida: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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.
Alabama 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- John Hollis Bankhead (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Joseph Forney Johnston (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Arkansas 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James Paul Clarke (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Jeff Davis (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
California 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Putnam Flint (Republican) — YEA
- George Clement Perkins (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Colorado 2 yes, 0 no
Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no
Delaware 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Harry Alden Richardson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Henry Algernon du Pont (Republican) — YEA
Florida 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James Piper Taliaferro (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Hall Milton (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Georgia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alexander Stephens Clay (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Augustus Octavius Bacon (Democrat) — YEA
Iowa 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Boyd Allison (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Idaho 2 yes, 0 no
Illinois 2 yes, 0 no
Indiana 2 yes, 0 no
Kansas 2 yes, 0 no
Kentucky 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James Bennett McCreary (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Hanson Paynter (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Louisiana 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Murphy James Foster (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Samuel Douglas McEnery (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Massachusetts 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Winthrop Murray Crane (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Maryland 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Isidor Rayner (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Walter Smith (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Maine 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Eugene Hale (Republican) — YEA
- William Pierce Frye (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Michigan 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Julius Caesar Burrows (Republican) — YEA
- William Alden Smith (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Minnesota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Knute Nelson (Republican) — YEA
- Moses Edwin Clapp (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Missouri 2 yes, 0 no
Mississippi 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Anselm Joseph McLaurin (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Hernando De Soto Money (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Montana 2 yes, 0 no
North Carolina 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Lee Slater Overman (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
North Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Clay Hansbrough (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Porter James McCumber (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Nebraska 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Elmer Jacob Burkett (Republican) — YEA
- Norris Brown (Republican) — NOT VOTING
New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no
New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no
Nevada 2 yes, 0 no
New York 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Chauncey Mitchell Depew (Republican) — YEA
- Thomas Collier Platt (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Ohio 2 yes, 0 no
Oklahoma 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Robert Latham Owen (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Pryor Gore (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Oregon 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles William Fulton (Republican) — YEA
- Jonathan Bourne Jr. (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Pennsylvania 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Boies Penrose (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Philander Chase Knox (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no
South Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Frank Boyd Gary (Democrat) — YEA
South Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Alfred Beard Kittredge (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Jackson Gamble (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Tennessee 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- James Beriah Frazier (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Love Taylor (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Texas 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Allen Culberson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Joseph Weldon Bailey (Democrat) — NAY
Utah 2 yes, 0 no
Virginia 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- John Warwick Daniel (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Staples Martin (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Vermont 2 yes, 0 no
Washington 2 yes, 0 no
Wisconsin 2 yes, 0 no
West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no
Wyoming 2 yes, 0 no
Every vote, by name — 92 members
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