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House recorded vote (65th Congress) · June 27, 1917
H.R. 4285

Recorded vote

TO RECOMMIT H. R. 4285, THE RIVERS AND HARBORS APPROPRIATION BILL, TO THE COMMITTEE ON RIVERS AND HARBORS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT BACK THE BILL WITH AMENDMENT, PROVIDING NO MONEY BE EXPENDED FOR MAINTENANC…

Bill actionDefense & 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. 4285

June 8, 1917 · TO CONSIDER H. R. 4285, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS… · 189–119 June 27, 1917 · TO PASS H. R. 4285, THE RIVERS AND HARBORS AP… · 203–133 July 23, 1917 · TO CONSIDER H.R. 4285 (STAT-40-L-250 8/8/17, … · 44–23 July 26, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4285 (STAT-40-L-250, 8/8/17), A… · 26–36 July 26, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4285, BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESID… · 23–37 July 26, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4285, BY REQUIRING CONTRIBUTION… · 18–42 July 26, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4285, BY REDUCING FROM $200,000… · 15–43 July 26, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4285, BY APPROPRIATING $15,000,… · 17–45 July 26, 1917 · TO PASS H.R. 4285. · 50–11 August 3, 1917 · TO RECOMMIT H. R. 4285 TO THE COMMITTEE ON CO… · 142–207
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 11 yes, 28 no, 4 did not vote yes or no

Oregon 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 9 yes, 21 no, 5 did not vote yes or no

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

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 431 members

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