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Senate recorded vote (64th Congress) · July 21, 1916
H.R. 15947

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 15947, BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF FIRST CLASS BATTLESHIPS TO BE BUILT FROM "TEN" TO "SIX" AND PROVIDING FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF TWO OF THEM AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE INSTEAD OF FOUR. (P. 11373-1)

Amendment
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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.

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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 RECOMMIT H. R. 15947 TO COMMITTEE ON NAVAL… · 183–189 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 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 senators voted

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

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

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

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

Indiana 0 yes, 2 no

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

Maryland 0 yes, 2 no

Maine 0 yes, 1 no

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

Minnesota 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

New Jersey 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

New York 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Oklahoma 0 yes, 1 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 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 95 members

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