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Senate recorded vote (64th Congress) · February 28, 1917
H.R. 20573

Recorded vote

TO PASS H.R. 20573.

Passage
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

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. 20573

February 1, 1917 · TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE C… · 213–196 February 1, 1917 · TO RECOMMIT H. R. 20573, TO THE COMMITTEE ON … · 187–219 February 1, 1917 · TO PASS H. R. 20573. (P. 2441-1,2187-2) · 211–196 February 23, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, (39 STAT. 1000, 3-3-17),… · 34–41 February 27, 1917 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 20573, (39 … · 21–59 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY PROPOSING THAT THE SE… · 11–52 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY AMENDING SECTION I OF… · 23–51 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY ELIMINATING THE PRESE… · 24–54 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY EXEMPTING FROM INCOME… · 26–49 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, WHETHER A RESIDENT OR NO… · 30–48 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY EXEMPTING FROM INCOME… · 29–48 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY SUBJECTING ALL ESTATE… · 28–48 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY ELIMINATING THE FLOAT… · 31–45 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY MAKING INCOME TAX RET… · 16–55 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY PROVIDING THAT THE CO… · 15–56 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY MAKING IT OBLIGATORY … · 27–44 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY PROHIBITING ANY DEDUC… · 26–46 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY ELIMINATING PROVISION… · 28–46 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY EXCLUDING FROM TAX SU… · 24–53 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY ASSESSING THE HIGHEST… · 33–44 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY PROVIDING THAT ANY PE… · 27–46 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY PROVIDING THAT IN LIE… · 30–47 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY PROVIDING INSTEAD OF … · 29–46 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRE… · 24–50 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY PROPOSING AS TAXABLE … · 26–52 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRE… · 16–58 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, WHICH AMENDMENT PROVIDES… · 24–46 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY EXEMPTING FROM INCOME… · 18–51 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY EXEMPTING FROM INCOME… · 28–44 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY IMPOSING TAX ON SUCH … · 23–42 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY PROVIDING THAT ONE HA… · 19–42 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY PROVIDING THAT NO BAN… · 4–63 February 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 20573, BY PROVIDING THAT NO SUM… · 29–43 February 28, 1917 · TO CONCUR IN THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 20573. (P… · 0–53 February 28, 1917 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 20573 TO THE COMMITTEE ON FI… · 28–51
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Maryland 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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