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Senate recorded vote (70th Congress) · March 12, 1928
SJR46

Recorded vote

TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO S. J. RES. 46, PROVIDING FOR THE COMPLETION OF DAM NO. 2, AND THE STEAM PLANT AT NITRATE PLANT NO. 2 IN THE VICINITY OF MUSCLE SHOALS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FERTILIZER…

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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

No separate text document applies to this vote.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on SJR46

March 12, 1928 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT AS MODIFIED TO S. J… · 25–45 March 13, 1928 · TO AMEND S. J. RES. 46, BY PROVIDING THAT THE… · 13–59 March 13, 1928 · TO AMEND S. J. RES. 46, BY PROVIDING THAT NO … · 13–58 March 13, 1928 · TO AMEND S. J. RES. 46, (IN THE NATURE OF A S… · 26–48 March 13, 1928 · TO PASS S. J. RES. 46. (P.4635-1,2; 4636-1) · 48–25 May 24, 1928 · TO CONSIDER THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. J. RE… · 46–28 May 24, 1928 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECOMMIT S. J. RES. 46. (… · 38–16 May 25, 1928 · TO AGREE TO THE REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMM… · 211–147 May 25, 1928 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. J. RE… · 43–34
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 5 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 36 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

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

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

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

Illinois 0 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 94 members

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