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Senate recorded vote (70th Congress) · May 12, 1928
H.R. 1

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY INCREASING THE HOUSE TAX RATE OF 11 1/2 PER CENT ON CORPORATION INCOME TO 12 1/2 PER CENT. (P.85181)

AmendmentTaxes & tariffs
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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. 1

December 15, 1927 · TO AMEND H.R. 1, (45 STAT. 791, APP. 5-29-28)… · 212–182 December 15, 1927 · TO AMEND H.R. 1, BY FORBIDDING THE MAKING OF … · 209–188 December 15, 1927 · TO AMEND H.R. 1, SO AS TO REPEAL SEC. 600 (1)… · 245–151 December 15, 1927 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 1 TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS A… · 94–300 December 15, 1927 · TO PASS H.R. 1. (P. 717-2) · 366–24 May 8, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1 (45 STAT. L. 791, APP. 5/29/… · 40–40 May 8, 1928 · TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H. R… · 39–42 May 8, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY INCREASING THE TAX ON CL… · 38–35 May 8, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY ELIMINATING SO CALLED NU… · 33–40 May 10, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PREVENTING "SHORT SELLIN… · 24–47 May 10, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY INCREASING THE CAPITAL S… · 48–30 May 10, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY REPALLING THE TAX ON ISS… · 34–42 May 12, 1928 · TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H. R… · 40–38 May 14, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY REDUCING THE SUR-TAXES O… · 39–43 May 14, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PROVIDING FOR THE SUM OF… · 28–54 May 17, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY RELIEVING MUNICIPAL AND … · 40–30 May 17, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY EXEMPTING THE SALARIES O… · 23–50 May 17, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY TAXING THE PROFITS IN DE… · 21–45 May 18, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PERMITTING PHYSICIANS WH… · 59–13 May 18, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY MAKING ALL INCOME TAX RE… · 27–19 May 19, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY TERMINATING FEDERAL ESTA… · 30–43 May 19, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY REDUCING THE PRESENT RAT… · 17–52 May 19, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY REPEALING THE FEDERAL IN… · 18–51 May 19, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY RAISING TARIFF RATES ON … · 13–44 May 19, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PROVIDING A REBATE ON FR… · 14–44 May 19, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PLACING A TARIFF OF 25% … · 13–41 May 21, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY ENABLING THE FARMER TO S… · 23–53 May 21, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PROVIDING RECIPROCAL TRA… · 11–52 May 21, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY REDUCING THE TAX ON RETA… · 42–22 May 21, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PROVIDING TO APPLY ALL T… · 30–36 May 21, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY RAISING THE EXEMPTION ON… · 29–38 May 21, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PROVIDING A GRADUATED TA… · 34–33 May 21, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY IMPOSING A FIVE CENT TAX… · 18–44 May 21, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PLACING STOCK HOLDERS OF… · 35–27 May 21, 1928 · TO AMEND H. R. 1, BY PROVIDING A GRADUATED TA… · 33–33
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 17 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 18 every one voted no; 9 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 1 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
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 1 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 1 yes, 1 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 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.

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

Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

Illinois 1 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

South Carolina 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 94 members

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