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Senate recorded vote (64th Congress) · April 18, 1916
H.R. 12766

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 12766, BY PROVIDING FOR THE MAINTAINING OF MILITARY INSTRUCTION CAMPS WHEREBY CITIZENS, UPON APPLICATION OF ENLISTMENT AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY OF WAR, RECEIVE MILITARY TRAINING UNDER DIREC…

AmendmentDefense & war
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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. 12766

March 23, 1916 · TO AMEND H. R. 12766 (39 STAT. 1668 JUNE 3, 1… · 203–198 March 23, 1916 · TO AMEND H. R. 12766 BY INCREASING THE NUMBER… · 191–213 March 23, 1916 · TO AMEND H. R. 12766 BY STRIKING OUT SECTION … · 224–180 March 23, 1916 · TO PASS H. R. 12766. (P. 4731-1) · 403–2 April 3, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12766 (39 STAT.… · 35–30 April 6, 1916 · TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT SEN… · 24–33 April 6, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 12766, BY ELIMINATING SECTION 5… · 34–36 April 12, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12766 IN ORDER … · 24–47 April 14, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 12766, BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRE… · 12–48 April 14, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12766, SO AS TO… · 12–43 April 14, 1916 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12766, WHIC… · 43–22 April 14, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12766, BY MAKIN… · 22–23 April 15, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12766, BY MAKIN… · 33–23 April 15, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12766, BY INCRE… · 27–30 April 15, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12766, BY FIXIN… · 41–14 April 17, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 12766, BY ESTABLISHING NOT LESS… · 31–37 April 18, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12766, BY AUTHO… · 31–46 April 18, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 12766, BY PROVIDING THAT AN INS… · 56–24 April 18, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12766 BY DECREA… · 13–66 April 18, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 12766, BY PROVIDING FOR A TOTAL… · 43–37 April 18, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 12766, BY INCREASING THE PERSON… · 61–14 April 18, 1916 · TO AMEND H.R. 12766, BY ELIMINATING SEC. 56, … · 37–40 April 18, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12766, BY FIXIN… · 32–42 April 18, 1916 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12766, BY PROVI… · 15–48 April 25, 1916 · TO ORDER PREVIOUS QUESTION ON MOTION TO RECOM… · 187–160 May 8, 1916 · TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT (SECTION 2), TO… · 141–222 May 8, 1916 · TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT (SECTION 56) TO… · 109–251 May 8, 1916 · TO AMEND THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 12766 … · 158–194 May 8, 1916 · TO AMEND SENATE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 12766 BY E… · 173–176 May 20, 1916 · TO AGREE TO THE REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMM… · 351–25
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 4 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 32 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Indiana 0 yes, 2 no

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

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Maryland 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Minnesota 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

New Jersey 1 yes, 1 no

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

Ohio 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

South Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

Tennessee 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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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