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Senate recorded vote (65th Congress) · March 13, 1918
S. 3752

Recorded vote

TO DECIDE A POINT OF ORDER, RAISED BY SMITH, MADE DURING DEBATE ON S. 3752 (STAT-40-L-451, 3/21/18, 3/21/18), A BILL PROVIDING FOR FEDERAL CONTROL OF RAILROADS, TO OBTAIN THE SENSE OF THE SENATE WHETHER A RULI…

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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 S. 3752

February 20, 1918 · TO DISPENSE WITH THE BUSINESS OF CALENDAR WED… · 118–228 February 21, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752 (STAT-40-L-451, 3/21/18), A … · 23–52 February 21, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY ELIMINATING FROM COMPENS… · 44–34 February 21, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY DEFINING THE OWNER OF RA… · 28–47 February 21, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY CONTINUING, FOR THE PERI… · 10–61 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY REQUIRING THAT CARRIERS,… · 25–46 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY REQUIRING THAT DURING TH… · 20–44 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY ELIMINATING THE CLAUSE A… · 11–58 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY PROVIDING THAT EVERY RAI… · 58–14 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY REDUCING FROM EITHTEEN T… · 28–47 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY REDUCING FROM 18 MONTHS … · 29–45 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY HAVING THE RAILROADS, NO… · 20–50 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY PROHIBITING ANY INCREASE… · 21–49 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY CONTINUING THE POWERS OF… · 24–45 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY PROVIDING THAT, IN DETER… · 19–46 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY PROVIDING THAT IN NO CAS… · 24–45 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY PROVIDING THAT IN NO CAS… · 27–47 February 22, 1918 · TO AMEND S. 3752, BY OFFERING A SUBSTITUTE FO… · 14–51 March 13, 1918 · CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 3752, TO RECEDE FROM … · 47–8 March 14, 1918 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 3752,… · 306–26
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

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

South Carolina 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

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

Wisconsin 1 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 95 members

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