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House recorded vote (64th Congress) · April 25, 1916
HRE216

Recorded vote

TO ORDER PREVIOUS QUESTION ON PASSAGE OF H. RES. 216, PROVIDING FOR THE DISCHARGE OF THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS FROM THE CONSIDERATION OF H. R. 12766, A BILL TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE MILITARY E…

Bill actionDefense & 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

No separate text document applies to this vote.

The map

How each state's members voted

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

Arizona 1 yes, 0 no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

Florida 1 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

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

New Mexico 0 yes, 1 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 2 yes, 31 no, 10 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 11 yes, 20 no, 5 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

Select any member to pull their file.