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House recorded vote (65th Congress) · May 31, 1917
H.R. 291

Recorded vote

TO RECOMMIT H. R. 291, (40 STAT-217, JUNE 15, 1917), ESPIONAGE AND NEUTRALITY BILL, TO THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS, TO AGREE TO ELIMINATE FROM THE BILL SECTION 4, TITLE ONE, WHICH DESCRIBES S…

Bill action
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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. 291

May 4, 1917 · TO AMEND H. R. 291 (40 STAT, JUNE 15, 1917), … · 221–167 May 4, 1917 · TO AMEND H. R. 291, BY PROHIBITING THE WILFUL… · 191–185 May 4, 1917 · TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE C… · 336–20 May 4, 1917 · TO PASS H. R. 291. (P. 1141) · 260–107 May 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291 (STAT-40-L-217, 6/15/17), A… · 28–39 May 12, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291 (STAT-40-L-217, 6/15/17), A… · 39–38 May 12, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291, BY ESTABLISHING A PRESS CE… · 5–65 May 12, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291, BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF … · 31–42 May 12, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291, BY PROHIBITING TRAFFIC IN … · 25–47 May 12, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291, BY ALLOWING MANUFACTURE OF… · 37–39 May 12, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291, BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF … · 24–46 May 12, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291, BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF … · 38–32 May 14, 1917 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 291 WHICH FORBI… · 54–25 May 14, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291, BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDE… · 25–48 May 14, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291, BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDE… · 34–48 May 14, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291, BY WITHDRAWING THAT SECTIO… · 47–37 May 14, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291, BY ELIMINATING THE SECTION… · 29–52 May 14, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 291, BY PLACING EMBARGOES ON EX… · 9–67 May 14, 1917 · TO PASS H.R. 291. · 77–6
The map

How each state's members voted

In 13 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 6 every one voted no; 28 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

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

Arizona 0 yes, 1 no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

Florida 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 0 yes, 1 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 24 yes, 10 no, 9 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 18 yes, 5 no, 12 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 430 members

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