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Senate recorded vote (66th Congress) · December 19, 1919
H.R. 10453

Recorded vote

TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO HR 10453, (41 STAT. 456, 2/28/20), A BILL TERMINATING THE FEDERAL CONTROL OF RAILROAD AND SYSTEMS OF TRANSPORTATION THE AMENDMENT MAKES IT UNLAWFUL FOR RAILROAD OR STEAMSHIP COMPAN…

Bill actionTransportation
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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. 10453

November 17, 1919 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT OF H.R. 10453, (41 … · 253–111 November 17, 1919 · TO RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AN… · 166–199 November 17, 1919 · TO PASS H.R. 10453. (P. 8691-2) · 204–161 December 19, 1919 · TO AMEND HR 10453, BY FIXING A SPECIFIC TIME … · 30–33 December 19, 1919 · TO AMEND HR 10453, BY ELIMINATING SECTIONS 29… · 24–39 December 19, 1919 · TO AMEND HR 10453, BY PROHIBITING COMMON CARR… · 22–38 December 19, 1919 · TO AMEND HR 10453, BY DEPRIVING THE INTERSTAT… · 19–41 December 20, 1919 · TO ADOPT A SUBSTITUTE FOR HR 10453, WHICH WOU… · 11–65 December 20, 1919 · TO PASS HR 10453. · 46–30 February 21, 1920 · TO RECOMMIT THE CONFERENCE REPORT, RELATING T… · 171–229 February 21, 1920 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT, RELATING T… · 250–150 February 23, 1920 · TO AGREE TO A CONFERENCE REPORT ON H. R. 1045… · 47–17
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 95 members

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