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Senate recorded vote (68th Congress) · February 26, 1924
H.R. 5078

Recorded vote

TO DECIDE WHETHER THE AMENDMENT OF IRVIN L. LENROOT IS GERMANE OR RELEVANT TO H.R. 5078, WHICH AMENDMENT PROVIDES AN APPROPRIATION OF $370,000 FOR HOWARD UNIVERSITY. (P. 3093-2, 3153-1)

Bill actionBudget & spending
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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. 5078

January 31, 1924 · TO AMEND H.R. 5078 (6/5/24), MAKING APPROPRIA… · 189–172 February 21, 1924 · TO DECIDE THE POINT OF ORDER RAISED IN COMMIT… · 40–35 February 23, 1924 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT AS AMENDED IN COMMIT… · 9–46 February 26, 1924 · TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR, A MOTIO… · 49–18 March 13, 1924 · TO RECEDE FROM THEIR OBJECTION TO AND CONCUR … · 209–106 March 19, 1924 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED, TO H.R.… · 44–27 March 19, 1924 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED TO H.R. … · 43–24 May 16, 1924 · THAT THE HOUSE FURTHER INSIST ON ITS DISAGREE… · 353–1
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 33 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 11 every one voted no; 2 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, 0 no, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 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, 2 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 2 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

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

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

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

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

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rhode Island 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

Tennessee 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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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