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Senate recorded vote (60th Congress) · February 23, 1909
S. 5729

Recorded vote

TO PASS S. 5729, (APP. 3-3-09), A BILL CORRECTING THE RECORD AND AUTHORIZING THE REENLISTMENT OF CERTAIN NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN BELONGING TO COMPANIES B, C, AND D OF THE 20TH INFANTRY, WHO …

PassageDefense & war
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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. 5729

May 13, 1908 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO A MOTION POSTPONING … · 42–27 May 13, 1908 · TO MAKE S. 5729 (APP. 3-3-09), A SPECIAL ORDE… · 62–6 February 23, 1909 · TO AMEND S. 5729, (APP. 3-3-09), A BILL CORRE… · 27–56 February 27, 1909 · TO PASS S. 5729 (35 STAT 836, 3/3/09), A BILL… · 211–102
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

Maryland 0 yes, 2 no

Minnesota 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 92 members

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