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Senate recorded vote (73rd Congress) · February 27, 1934
H.R. 6663

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 6663, BY PROVIDING THAT NO PART OF THE APPROPRIATION BE USED IN PAYMENT IN EXCESS OF 85% OF ANY SALARY GREATER THAN $6,000 PER YEAR, EXCEPT JUDICIAL OFFICERS.

AmendmentBudget & 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. 6663

January 12, 1934 · TO RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATION… · 141–240 February 21, 1934 · TO AMEND H.R. 6663, A BILL APPROPRIATING FOR … · 41–40 February 21, 1934 · TO AMEND H.R. 6663, BY PROVIDING THAT THE BIL… · 38–40 February 22, 1934 · TO AMEND H.R. 6663, BY ADDING TITLE III, VETE… · 14–60 February 26, 1934 · TO AMEND H.R. 6663, BY PROVIDING THAT NO REDU… · 51–40 February 27, 1934 · TO AMEND H.R. 6663, BY ADDING SECTION AUTHORI… · 24–64 February 27, 1934 · TO AMEND H.R. 6663, BY PLACING RECURRENT QUES… · 69–15 March 14, 1934 · TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 22 TO H.R. … · 223–191 March 16, 1934 · TO RECEDE FROM ITS AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDM… · 161–225 March 16, 1934 · TO RECEDE FROM ITS AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENEM… · 189–190 March 22, 1934 · TO RECEDE FROM ITS AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDM… · 164–229 March 22, 1934 · TO RECEDE FROM DISAGREEMENT TO SENATE AMENDME… · 174–220 March 26, 1934 · TO AMEND H.R. 6663, BY RESTORING 2/3 OF THE S… · 59–19 March 26, 1934 · TO AMEND A HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6663, RELA… · 48–39 March 27, 1934 · WILL THE HOUSE ON RECONSIDERATION AGREE TO PA… · 310–72 March 28, 1934 · TO PASS H.R. 6663, OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VETO. · 63–27 June 4, 1934 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 6663 (P.L.… · 311–46
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

Kansas 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

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

South Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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