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House recorded vote (68th Congress) · March 10, 1924
H.R. 518

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 518, INSERTING A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 19, AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO CONTRACT WITH HENRY FORD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STEAM PLANT IN ALABAMA. (P. …

Bill actionDefense & 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. 518

March 10, 1924 · TO AMEND H.R. 518, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING … · 176–197 March 10, 1924 · TO RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFA… · 145–224 March 10, 1924 · TO PASS H.R. 518. (P. 3901-2) · 227–143 December 9, 1924 · TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H.R.… · 6–65 December 9, 1924 · TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H.R.… · 29–37 December 9, 1924 · TO AMEND SENATOR UNDERWOODS SUBSTITUTE FOR CO… · 18–47 December 9, 1924 · TO AMEND SENATOR UNDERWOODS SUBSTITUTE FOR CO… · 29–34 December 12, 1924 · TO AMEND SENATOR UNDERWOODS SUBSTITUTE FOR CO… · 23–39 December 16, 1924 · TO AMEND SENATOR UNDERWOODS SUBSTITUTE FOR CO… · 32–49 December 19, 1924 · TO AMEND SENATOR UNDERWOODS SUBSTITUTE FOR TH… · 41–29 January 8, 1925 · TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H.R.… · 48–37 January 10, 1925 · TO AMEND THE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.R. 518, BY GIVI… · 5–65 January 13, 1925 · TO AMEND THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SUBSTITUT… · 46–33 January 13, 1925 · TO AMEND, AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR COMMITTEES OF T… · 40–39 January 13, 1925 · TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR, APPEALE… · 52–22 January 14, 1925 · TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H.R.… · 46–33 January 14, 1925 · TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H.R.… · 38–43 January 14, 1925 · TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H.R.… · 29–52 January 14, 1925 · TO PASS H.R. 518. (P. 1808-2) · 50–30 January 28, 1925 · TO AMEND MR. UNDERWOODS MOTION THAT THE SENAT… · 35–33 February 23, 1925 · TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR, A MOTIO… · 45–41
The map

How each state's members voted

In 16 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 5 every one voted no; 27 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

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

Arizona 1 yes, 0 no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 1 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 16 yes, 21 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 11 yes, 19 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 433 members

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