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Senate recorded vote (63rd Congress) · December 15, 1913
H.R. 7837

Recorded vote

TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837 (38 STAT. 251, 12/23/1913), A BILL PROVIDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, TO FURNISH AN ELASTIC CURRENCY, TO AFFORD MEANS OF REDISCOUNTING COMMERCIAL PAPER AN…

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, 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 CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 7837… · 59–295 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 senators voted

In 23 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 16 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 senators voted.

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

Alabama 1 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

South Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 95 members

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