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House recorded vote (65th Congress) · February 21, 1918
HJR70

Recorded vote

TO ADOPT H. J. RES. 70, AUTHORIZING THE ERECTION ON THE PUBLIC GROUNDS IN WASHINGTON D.C. OF A STATUE OF JAMES BUCHANAN. (P.2461)

Bill action
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

No separate text document applies to this vote.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on HJR70

February 13, 1918 · TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF H. J. RES. 70,… · 213–127 February 20, 1918 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF H. … · 217–119 June 17, 1918 · TO PASS H.J. RES. 70 (STAT-40-L-632, 6/27/18)… · 51–11
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

New Mexico 1 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 17 yes, 12 no, 10 did not vote yes or no

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

Pennsylvania 23 yes, 5 no, 8 did not vote yes or no

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

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 429 members

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