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Senate recorded vote (76th Congress) · March 22, 1940
H.R. 8202

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 8202, BY ADDING THE STIPULATION: "THAT NO PART OF THE AMOUNT HEREIN APPROPRIATED SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR MAKING TOTAL CONDITIONAL PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF $5,000 TO ANY ONE PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP,…

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. 8202

March 20, 1940 · TO AMEND H.R. 8202, AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIO… · 27–56 March 20, 1940 · TO AMEND H.R. 8202, BY PROVIDING AN APPROPRIA… · 63–19 March 21, 1940 · TO UPHOLD A DECISION BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER… · 59–18 March 21, 1940 · TO AMEND H.R. 8202, BY REQUIRING THAT 85 PER … · 79–0 March 22, 1940 · TO SUSPEND A SENATE RULE SO THAT AN AMENDMENT… · 28–38 March 22, 1940 · TO AMEND H.R. 8202, BY ADDING THE STIPULATION… · 27–37 May 8, 1940 · CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8202, APPRORPIATION… · 200–174 May 8, 1940 · CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8202, TO RECEDE AND… · 179–182 May 9, 1940 · CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8202. TO RECEDE FR… · 207–176 May 9, 1940 · CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 82029 TO CONCUR IN… · 173–191 May 14, 1940 · CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8202. TO RECEDE FR… · 198–153 May 14, 1940 · CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8202. TO CONCUR IN… · 194–144 May 14, 1940 · CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8202, TO RECEDE AND… · 138–189 May 15, 1940 · CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8202, TO RECEDE FRO… · 171–172 June 19, 1940 · CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8202, TO RECEDE AND… · 145–227 June 19, 1940 · CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8202, TO RECEDE FRO… · 198–147
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Jersey 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no

New York 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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