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Senate recorded vote (64th Congress) · February 5, 1917
H.R. 10384

Recorded vote

TO PASS H.R. 10384, (39 STAT. 874, 2-5-17), OF THE PRESIDENT, A BILL REGULATING THE IMMIGRATION OF ALIENS TO AND THE RESIDENCE OF ALIENS IN THE U.S. (P. 2443-1)

PassageImmigration
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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. 10384

March 30, 1916 · TO RECOMMIT H. R. 10384, A BILL TO REGULATE T… · 107–284 March 30, 1916 · TO PASS H. R. 10384, A BILL TO REGULATE THE I… · 307–87 July 31, 1916 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO CONSIDER H.R. 10384, AN … · 35–17 August 21, 1916 · TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 10384… · 27–24 August 22, 1916 · TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF IMMIGRATIO… · 23–32 December 12, 1916 · TO AMEND AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10384, (C 29-39-ST… · 32–37 December 12, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10384, BY EXCLU… · 28–36 December 12, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT H.R. 10384, BY STRIKING… · 12–46 December 12, 1916 · TO CONCUR IN THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10384, WHI… · 42–14 December 13, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 10384, BY EXCLUDING FROM ADMISS… · 24–41 December 14, 1916 · TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH AN AMENDMENT OT H… · 26–39 December 14, 1916 · TO PASS H.R. 10384. (P. 315-2) · 64–7 January 8, 1917 · TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF DISAGREEIN… · 33–31 January 8, 1917 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE BY WHICH… · 31–29 January 8, 1917 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 103… · 56–10 February 1, 1917 · TO PASS H. R. 10384 (39 STAT. 874, FEB. 5, 19… · 287–106
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Minnesota 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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