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Senate recorded vote (65th Congress) · August 18, 1917
H.R. 4280

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 4280 (STAT-40-L-300, 10/3/17), A BILL RAISING WAR REVENUE, BY PLACING A TAX OF ONE CENT ON ALL ARTICLES OF PARCEL POST IN EXCESS OF $0.25. (P. 6149-2)

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. 4280

May 23, 1917 · TO AMEND H. R. 4280, (40 STAT-300, OCT. 3,191… · 345–60 May 23, 1917 · TO AMEND H. R. 4280, BY PROHIBITING THE COLLE… · 173–235 May 23, 1917 · TO AMEND IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR SE… · 256–150 May 23, 1917 · TO RECOMMIT H. R. 4280 TO THE COMMITTEE ON WA… · 161–247 May 23, 1917 · TO PASS H. R. 4280. (P. 2818) · 329–76 August 20, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY PLACING A TAX OF ONE C… · 22–38 August 22, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY INCREASING THE INCOME … · 72–0 August 22, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY REDUCING THE RATE OF I… · 31–35 August 22, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY REDUCING RATE OF INCOM… · 26–37 August 23, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY SUBSTITUTING A SCHEDUL… · 21–58 August 24, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY ALLOWING INCOME TAX PA… · 3–57 August 28, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY ALLOWING SOLDIERS AND … · 39–29 August 29, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY INCREASING THE POSTAGE… · 40–35 September 1, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY PROVIDING A WAR PROFIT… · 17–62 September 3, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY TAXING WAR PROFITS 72%… · 20–55 September 3, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY TAXING WAR PROFITS 65%… · 17–54 September 4, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY PROVIDING THAT WAR PRO… · 12–57 September 4, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY TAXING WAR PROFITS 60%… · 18–50 September 4, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY TAXING WAR PROFITS 50%… · 18–52 September 5, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY INCREASING THE TAX ON … · 24–55 September 5, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY PROVIDING A FORMULA FO… · 23–56 September 5, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY PROVIDING A FORMULA FO… · 25–55 September 5, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY INCREASING THE TAX ON … · 28–52 September 5, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY INCREASING TAX ON WAR … · 29–51 September 5, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY CHANGING THE BASIS FOR… · 5–74 September 5, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY TAXING NET INCOME, (EX… · 9–67 September 5, 1917 · ON AGREEING TO AMENDMENT OF COMMITTEE ON FINA… · 71–7 September 7, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY INCREASING THE REVENUE… · 19–55 September 7, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY IMPOSING A TAX ON INDI… · 26–51 September 7, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY IMPOSING A TAX OF 10% … · 5–75 September 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY IMPOSING A TAX OF 2 CE… · 51–27 September 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY ELIMINATING TAX OF 1 C… · 50–28 September 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY EXEMPTING TEA, COCOA, … · 28–52 September 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY REPEALING DRAWBACK ON … · 11–69 September 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY REPLACING THE HEADING … · 30–51 September 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY IMPOSING ADDITIONAL 10… · 35–45 September 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY EXEMPTING UNDISTRIBUTE… · 33–46 September 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL… · 15–65 September 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY FIXING 2ND CLASS MAIL … · 34–40 September 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY FIXING THE RATE OF POS… · 20–48 September 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY DISPENSING WITH PROPOS… · 59–9 September 10, 1917 · TO AMEND H.R. 4280, BY ELIMINATING TAX OF ONE… · 33–38 September 10, 1917 · TO PASS H.R. 4280. · 69–4
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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