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House recorded vote (73rd Congress) · February 24, 1934
H.R. 7966

Recorded vote

TO RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON POSTOFFICE AND POST ROADS H.R. 7966 (P.L. 140) AUTHORIZING THE POSTMASTER GENERAL TO ACCEPT AND USE EQUIPMENT, LANDING FIELDS, MEN, AND MATERIAL OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT FOR CARRYI…

Bill actionDefense & war
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
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. 7966

February 24, 1934 · TO PASS H.R. 7966, AUTHORIZING THE POSTMASTER… · 249–81 March 14, 1934 · TO TABLE CAREY'S MOTION WHICH WOULD REFER H.R… · 61–29 March 14, 1934 · TO PASS H.R. 7966, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE USE OF… · 51–22
The map

How each state's members voted

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

New Mexico 0 yes, 1 no

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

New York 12 yes, 14 no, 19 did not vote yes or no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 4 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 432 members

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