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Senate recorded vote (72nd Congress) · May 27, 1932
H.R. 10236

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY PROVIDING A TAX OF 2 CENTS ON CHECKS, DRAFTS OR ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF MONEY IN EXCESS OF $5.00, TO BE PAID BY MAKER OR DRAWER. (P. 11412-1)

AmendmentDefense & 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. 10236

April 1, 1932 · TO AMEND H. R. 10236 (P. 154, 47 STAT 169, 6/… · 236–160 April 1, 1932 · TO AMEND H. R. 10236, BY PLACING ON INCOMES F… · 178–211 April 1, 1932 · TO AMEND H. R. 10236, BY IMPOSING A TAX UPON … · 204–187 April 1, 1932 · TO PASS H. R. 10236. · 327–64 May 16, 1932 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236(47 STAT. … · 4–76 May 16, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY LOWERING A TAX ON INC… · 31–49 May 17, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, SO AS TO PROVIDE $113,00… · 31–46 May 17, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY INCREASING INCOME TAX… · 24–49 May 18, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY AUTHORIZING A TAX ON … · 23–60 May 18, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY MAKING LAWFUL THE MAN… · 24–61 May 18, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY TAXING MALT AT $1.10 … · 7–68 May 20, 1932 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236, WHICH… · 43–37 May 20, 1932 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236, WHICH… · 39–34 May 23, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY PROVIDING A TAX ON PH… · 15–61 May 23, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY EXCLUDING "ROUGH" LUM… · 26–47 May 23, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY AUTHORIZING LEVY OF A… · 24–48 May 23, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY REDUCING DUTY ON POTA… · 23–45 May 23, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY PROVIDING A TAX OF ON… · 21–43 May 23, 1932 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236, WHICH… · 36–24 May 23, 1932 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236, WHICH… · 42–25 May 24, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY AUTHORIZING THE FOLLO… · 16–64 May 24, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE… · 33–46 May 24, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL … · 30–39 May 24, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY ELIMINATING 2% SALES … · 29–40 May 24, 1932 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236, WHICH… · 56–23 May 25, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY FIXING A DUTY ON THE … · 33–48 May 25, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY STRIKING OUT CERTAIN … · 34–42 May 25, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY PROVIDING THAT THE GO… · 26–55 May 25, 1932 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT OF COMMITTEE ON FIN… · 29–42 May 25, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY STRIKING OUT THAT SEC… · 18–52 May 25, 1932 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236, WHIC… · 38–34 May 26, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY INCLUDING A TAX ON ST… · 42–30 May 26, 1932 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236, WHIC… · 39–36 May 26, 1932 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236, WHIC… · 44–33 May 26, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY PROVIDING THAT IN CAS… · 28–39 May 26, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY LEVYING AN EXCISE TAX… · 22–53 May 26, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY PROVIDING THAT THE TA… · 26–49 May 27, 1932 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236, WHIC… · 72–3 May 27, 1932 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236, WHIC… · 43–32 May 30, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY LEVYING A TAX OF 1/8 … · 37–45 May 30, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY PROVIDING THAT NO TAX… · 37–40 May 30, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY INCREASING TAX ON STO… · 32–47 May 30, 1932 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236, WHIC… · 54–26 May 31, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY LEVYING A TAX ON INCO… · 86–3 May 31, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY LEVYING A TAX OF 5% O… · 40–45 May 31, 1932 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10236, WHIC… · 35–47 May 31, 1932 · TO AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED TO H.R. … · 61–19 May 31, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY AUTHORIZING THE RECON… · 8–80 May 31, 1932 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH AN AMENDMENT … · 36–44 May 31, 1932 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT TO H.… · 40–43 May 31, 1932 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON H.R. 10236 BY WHICH… · 36–50 May 31, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY STRIKING OUT LOWER RA… · 54–30 May 31, 1932 · TO AMEND H.R. 10236, BY PROVIDING A GENERAL M… · 27–53 May 31, 1932 · TO PASS H.R. 10236. · 72–11 June 6, 1932 · TO SUSTAIN THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR, RELATIN… · 42–33 June 6, 1932 · TO PASS THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 10236. · 46–35
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

Kansas 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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