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Senate recorded vote (63rd Congress) · February 18, 1915
S. 5259

Recorded vote

TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO S. 5259, WHICH AMENDMENT PROHIBITS THE PURCHASE OF SHIPS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF THIS ACT; FROM BELLIGERENT NATIONS OR THEIR CITIZENS AND THE OPERATIONS BY THE U. S., THE SHIPPING BOARD OR…

Bill actionHousing
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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. 5259

February 16, 1915 · TO AMEND S. 5259, BY REQUIRING THE SECRETARY … · 301–31 February 16, 1915 · TO AMEND S. 5259, BY PAYING THE CIVILIAN OFFI… · 230–100 February 16, 1915 · TO AMEND S. 5259 BY CREATING A UNITED STATES … · 222–100 February 16, 1915 · TO PASS S. 5259. (P.3923) · 215–121 February 17, 1915 · TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE CHAIR'S DECISION,… · 46–43 February 17, 1915 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO S. 5259, WHICH AMEND… · 47–43 February 18, 1915 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO S. 5259, WHICH AMEND… · 38–40 February 18, 1915 · TO AMEND THE SECTION 9 OF THE HOUSE AMENDMENT… · 33–54 February 18, 1915 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO S. 5259, WHICH AMEND… · 51–36 February 18, 1915 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO S. 5259, WHICH AMEND… · 45–43 February 18, 1915 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO S. 5259, WHICH AMEND… · 52–31
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 23 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 17 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, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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.

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

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

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

Kansas 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 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

New Jersey 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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