The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO ADJOURN MADE DURING CONSIDERATION OF H. R. 12817, A BILL TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1920. (P.3787-2)
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.
- 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).
How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
How each state's senators voted
In 13 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 21 every one voted no; 11 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
- Alaska: no member on this roll call
- Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
- Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
- Washington: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Idaho: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Montana: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
- Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
- Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
- Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
- Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
- Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Iowa: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- California: 0 yes, 2 no
- Utah: 1 yes, 1 no
- Colorado: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
- Missouri: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
- West Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
- Arizona: 1 yes, 1 no
- New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
- Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
- Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
- Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
- North Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
- Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Florida: 2 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.
Alabama 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Thomas Heflin (Democrat) — YEA
- Oscar Wilder Underwood (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no
Arizona 1 yes, 1 no
California 0 yes, 2 no
Colorado 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps (Republican) — NAY
- Samuel Danford Nicholson (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Connecticut 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- George Payne McLean (Republican) — NAY
Delaware 1 yes, 1 no
Florida 2 yes, 0 no
Georgia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Walter Franklin George (Democrat) — YEA
- William Julius Harris (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Iowa 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Baird Cummins (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Smith Wildman Brookhart (Republican) — YEA
Idaho 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Robert Gooding (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Edgar Borah (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Illinois 0 yes, 2 no
Indiana 0 yes, 2 no
Kansas 1 yes, 1 no
Kentucky 1 yes, 1 no
Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no
Massachusetts 1 yes, 1 no
Maryland 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Irwin France (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Ovington Eugene Weller (Republican) — NAY
Maine 0 yes, 2 no
Michigan 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Elroy Townsend (Republican) — NAY
- James Couzens (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no
Missouri 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Alexander Reed (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Selden Palmer Spencer (Republican) — NAY
Mississippi 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Byron Patton Harrison (Democrat) — YEA
- John Sharp Williams (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Montana 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Henry Lee Myers (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas James Walsh (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
North Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Lee Slater Overman (Democrat) — YEA
North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Edwin Fremont Ladd (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Porter James McCumber (Republican) — NAY
Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no
New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no
New Jersey 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen (Republican) — NAY
- Walter Evans Edge (Republican) — NOT VOTING
New Mexico 1 yes, 1 no
Nevada 1 yes, 1 no
New York 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Musgrave Calder (Republican) — NAY
Ohio 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Atlee Pomerene (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Frank Bartlett Willis (Republican) — NAY
Oklahoma 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- John William Harreld (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Latham Owen (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Oregon 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Linza McNary (Republican) — YEA
- Robert Nelson Stanfield (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Pennsylvania 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- David Aiken Reed (Republican) — NAY
- George Wharton Pepper (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Rhode Island 1 yes, 1 no
South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no
South Dakota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Peter Norbeck (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Sterling (Republican) — NAY
Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no
Texas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Allen Culberson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Morris Sheppard (Democrat) — YEA
Utah 1 yes, 1 no
Virginia 2 yes, 0 no
Vermont 0 yes, 2 no
Washington 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Miles Poindexter (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Wesley Livsey Jones (Republican) — NAY
Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no
West Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Davis Elkins (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Howard Sutherland (Republican) — NAY
Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Francis Emroy Warren (Republican) — NAY
- John Benjamin Kendrick (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Every vote, by name — 96 members
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