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House recorded vote (63rd Congress) · December 20, 1913
H.R. 7837

Recorded vote

TO CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837, WHICH AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT THE SHORT TITLE OF THE ACT BE THE "FEDERAL RESERVE ACT," AND MAKES CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. (P.1296-2, 1297-1)

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. 7837

September 10, 1913 · TO PROVIDE THAT ALL GENERAL DEBATE ON H. R. 7… · 188–80 September 18, 1913 · ON AGREEING TO AMENDMENT TO LINE 12, PAGE 50 … · 299–68 September 18, 1913 · TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COMMITTE… · 100–266 September 18, 1913 · TO PASS THE CURRENCY BILL H. R. 7837. (P.512… · 287–85 December 15, 1913 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837 (38 STAT.… · 40–35 December 15, 1913 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837, WHICH AM… · 36–35 December 16, 1913 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837, WHICH AM… · 37–32 December 17, 1913 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837, WHICH AM… · 41–37 December 17, 1913 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837, WHICH AM… · 39–34 December 17, 1913 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837, WHICH AM… · 37–31 December 18, 1913 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837, WHICH AM… · 42–39 December 18, 1913 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837, WHICH AM… · 43–40 December 18, 1913 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837, WHICH AM… · 43–30 December 18, 1913 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837, WHICH AM… · 44–36 December 18, 1913 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837, WHICH AM… · 41–37 December 18, 1913 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837, WHICH AM… · 40–35 December 18, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY SUSPENDING THE REQUIR… · 34–29 December 18, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY GRANTING FEDERAL BANK… · 22–49 December 19, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY PERMITTING THE FEDERA… · 33–47 December 19, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY APPLYING SURPLUS EARN… · 40–44 December 19, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY TAKING THE AUTHORITY … · 37–41 December 19, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY WITHDRAWING THE POWER… · 37–40 December 19, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY ELIMINATING THE ISSUA… · 35–44 December 19, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY AUTHORIZING RESERVE B… · 41–44 December 19, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY ELIMINATING THE CLAUS… · 40–43 December 19, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY MAKING ATTORNEYS, EXP… · 43–43 December 19, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESI… · 63–19 December 19, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY PROVIDING THAT NO PER… · 29–53 December 19, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBST… · 41–44 December 19, 1913 · TO AMEND H. R. 7837, BY PROVIDING THAT NO MEM… · 30–51 December 19, 1913 · TO PASS H. R. 7837. (P.1230-2) · 54–34 December 20, 1913 · TO ORDER PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE PRIVILEGED … · 83–259 December 22, 1913 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT #163 ON H. R. 7… · 298–60 December 23, 1913 · TO AGREE TO THE REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CONFER… · 43–25
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Arizona 0 yes, 1 no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

Montana 1 yes, 1 no

New Mexico 0 yes, 1 no

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

New York 0 yes, 28 no, 15 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 5 yes, 18 no, 13 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 436 members

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