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Senate recorded vote (64th Congress) · August 18, 1916
H.R. 15455

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 15455, BY PROVIDING THAT FOREIGN BUILT VESSELS ADMITTED TO AMERICAN REGISTRY AND VESSELS OWNED OR LEASED BY A CORPORATION IN WHICH U.S. IS A STOCKHOLDER OR SOLD TO A CITIZEN OF THE U.S. MAY ENGAG…

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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. 15455

May 19, 1916 · TO AMEND H. R. 15455, BY ELIMINATING SECTION … · 153–203 May 20, 1916 · TO PASS H. R. 154559 (P. 8374-1) · 209–161 August 18, 1916 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO MERCHANT MARINE BILL, H… · 24–36 August 18, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 15455, BY ELIMINATING PROVISION… · 20–39 August 18, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 15455, BY RETAINING THE ANTI TR… · 23–37 August 18, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 15455, BY ADDING A PROVISION EX… · 21–40 August 18, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 15455, BY PROVIDING A PENALTY O… · 20–39 August 18, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 15455, BY ADDING TO THE BILL TH… · 22–37 August 18, 1916 · TO PASS H.R. 15455. (P. 12825-2) · 38–21 August 19, 1916 · TO AMEND THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION A… · 20–27 August 30, 1916 · TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO SECTION… · 154–82 August 30, 1916 · TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT #48 H. R. 15455… · 94–150
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 22 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 15 every one voted no; 2 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 1 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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.

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

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

Delaware 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

Idaho 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Illinois 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Indiana 2 yes, 0 no

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

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Maryland 2 yes, 0 no

Maine 0 yes, 1 no

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

Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

Nebraska 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

Nevada 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Oklahoma 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

South Carolina 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 95 members

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