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House recorded vote (64th Congress) · June 2, 1916
H.R. 15947

Recorded vote

TO RECOMMIT H. R. 15947 TO COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT IT BACK TO HOUSE WITH THE AMENDMENT SHOWN ON PAGES 9188 OF THE RECORD. (P. 9189)

Bill action
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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. 15947

June 1, 1916 · TO AMEND H. R. 15947 (39 STAT. 556, AUGUST 29… · 236–135 June 2, 1916 · TO PASS H. R. 15947. (P. 9190-1) · 363–4 July 13, 1916 · TO AMEND NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL H.R. 15947,… · 27–32 July 13, 1916 · TO TABLE APPEAL FROM A DECISION OF THE CHAIR … · 37–15 July 13, 1916 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH T… · 38–16 July 17, 1916 · TO TABLE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 15947, WHICH AMEND… · 35–11 July 18, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 15947, BY PROVI… · 18–48 July 18, 1916 · TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT AN … · 45–17 July 18, 1916 · TO COMMIT TO COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS, AMEN… · 17–50 July 18, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 15947, BY GRANT… · 52–15 July 19, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 15947, BY ELIMINATING THE ERECT… · 17–51 July 19, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 15947, BY DIRECTING THE FEDERAL… · 16–49 July 21, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 15947, BY PROVIDING THAT NO NAV… · 8–44 July 21, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 15947, BY REDUCING FROM TEN TO … · 14–60 July 21, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 15947, BY REDUCING FROM 10 TO 4… · 15–58 July 21, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 15947, BY REDUCING THE NUMBER O… · 17–58 July 21, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 15947, BY ELIMI… · 12–65 July 21, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 15947, BY REDUCING THE NUMBER O… · 19–61 July 21, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 15947, BY GIVIN… · 21–57 July 21, 1916 · TO CONCUR IN THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 15947, WHI… · 61–15 July 21, 1916 · TO PASS H.R. 15947. · 71–8 August 15, 1916 · TO RECEDE FROM DISAGREEMENT AND CONCUR IN SEN… · 282–51
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

New Mexico 1 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 37 yes, 6 no

Pennsylvania 31 yes, 5 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 436 members

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