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Senate recorded vote (75th Congress) · April 8, 1938
H.R. 9682

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 9682, BY REDUCING THE TAX ON SALES OF PRODUCE FOR FUTURE DELIVERY FROM 3 CENTS TO 1 CENT PER HUNDRED DOLLARS.

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. 9682

March 11, 1938 · TO RECOMMIT H. R. 9682, (P. A. 554), TO COMMI… · 94–291 April 7, 1938 · TO AMEND H.R. 9682 THE REVENUE ACT, BY STRIKI… · 41–27 April 8, 1938 · TO AMEND H.R. 9682, BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL P… · 53–16 April 8, 1938 · TO AMEND H.R. 9682, BY REDUCING THE PAYROLL T… · 13–61 April 9, 1938 · TO AMEND H.R. 9682, BY ENACTING A LEVY IN THE… · 18–59 April 9, 1938 · TO AMEND H.R. 9682, BY PROVIDING FOR TARIFF E… · 24–53 April 9, 1938 · TO AMEND H.R. 9682, BY RAISING SURTAXES IN BR… · 33–44 April 9, 1938 · TO AMEND H.R. 9682, BY IMPOSING A TAX UPON AL… · 34–33 April 9, 1938 · TO AMEND H.R. 9682, BY REMOVING THE TAX EXEMP… · 23–41 May 11, 1938 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H. R. 9682, … · 242–89
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

Kansas 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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