Skip to page content
Power & PoliticsUnited States edition
Sections
Only your five-digit ZIP code is sent. We never ask for your address.
Independent · nonpartisan
Illustrative empty legislative chamber as neutral vote indicators resolve a recorded outcome
House recorded vote (64th Congress) · December 16, 1915
HJR59

Recorded vote

TO RECOMMIT H. J. RES. 59, TO COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS WITH AMENDMENT WHICH ELIMINATES "DEC. 31, 1916" -INSERTS IN LIEU THEREOF "APRIL 30, 1916"; THAT IS, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE ACT BE EXTE…

Bill actionTaxes & tariffs
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
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.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on HJR59

December 16, 1915 · TO ORDER PREVIOUS QUESTION ON MOTION TO RESOL… · 208–191 December 16, 1915 · TO LIMIT DEBATE TO 2 1/2 HOURS ON H. J. RES. … · 212–191 December 16, 1915 · TO PASS H. J. RES. 59. (P. 358-2,360-2) · 205–189 December 17, 1915 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 59, (C-4-39 STAT. 2, 2-17-1… · 24–50 December 17, 1915 · TO PASS H.J.RES. 59, (C 439 STAT. 2, 12-17-15… · 45–29
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

New Mexico 1 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 20 yes, 17 no, 5 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 29 yes, 6 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 431 members

Select any member to pull their file.