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Senate recorded vote (76th Congress) · October 27, 1939
HJR306

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY PROVIDING THAT "DURING ANY WAR IN WHICH THE U.S. IS NEUTRAL IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR THE ARMED MERCHANT VESSELS OF A BELLIGERENT FOREIGN STATE TO ENTER A PORT OR THE TERRITORIAL WATER…

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

No separate text document applies to this vote.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on HJR306

June 30, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J. RES. 306, NEUTRALITY ACT OF 19… · 214–173 June 30, 1939 · TO RECOMMIT H.J. RES. 306, WITHOUT INSTRUCTIO… · 194–196 June 30, 1939 · TO PASS H.J. RES. 306, WHICH REVISES THE NEUT… · 201–187 October 10, 1939 · TO RECOMMIT H.J.RES. 306, NEUTRALITY ACT OF 1… · 26–65 October 24, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, PROVIDING THAT "SO LON… · 18–71 October 24, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY REQUIRING THAT "NO … · 24–62 October 24, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY REQUIRING THAT TWO … · 41–45 October 25, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY REDUCING THE PRESID… · 26–61 October 25, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY ELIMINATING THE RIG… · 14–75 October 25, 1939 · TO EMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY ESTABLISHING AN EXP… · 22–67 October 26, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY PHOHIBITING THE ISS… · 36–54 October 26, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY PREVENTING ANYONE I… · 27–55 October 26, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY PROVIDING THAT "SUB… · 37–47 October 26, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY PROHIBITING "THE GO… · 36–45 October 27, 1939 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH SENATOR CLARK… · 43–50 October 27, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY RESTRAINING SHIPMEN… · 22–67 October 27, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY AUTHORIZING CONGRES… · 17–73 October 27, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 306, BY REQUIRING THAT UNDE… · 30–60 October 27, 1939 · TO AMEND H.J.RES. 360, BY ELIMINATING THE CAS… · 33–60 October 27, 1939 · TO PASS H.J.RES. 306. · 63–30 November 2, 1939 · TO INSTRUCT CONFREES TO SUPPORT AN AMENDMENT … · 196–228 November 2, 1939 · TO INSTRUCT THE CONFEREES ON H.J. RES. 306, T… · 179–245 November 2, 1939 · TO INSTRUCT THE CONFEREES OF H.J. RES. 306 TO… · 181–243 November 3, 1939 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.J. RES… · 243–172 November 3, 1939 · TO AGREE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.J.RES. 306. · 55–24
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

New Mexico 1 yes, 1 no

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

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

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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