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Senate recorded vote (65th Congress) · May 14, 1917
H.R. 291

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 291, BY AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT (IN TIME OF WAR) TO PRESCRIBE RULES RELATING TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO U.S. MILITARY OPERATIONS (I.E., ESPIONAGE) AND ITS PUNISHMENT BY FINE AND I…

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. 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 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 May 31, 1917 · TO RECOMMIT H. R. 291, (40 STAT-217, JUNE 15,… · 184–144
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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