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Senate recorded vote (79th Congress) · June 20, 1945
H.R. 3240

Recorded vote

HR 3240. O'DANIEL AMEND. TO REQUIRE SENATE RATIFICATION OF ANY FOREIGN TRADE AGREEMENT.

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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. 3240

May 26, 1945 · HR 3240. EXTEND THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRES. U… · 181–212 May 26, 1945 · HR 3240. ON PASSAGE. · 239–153 June 19, 1945 · HR 3240. RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENTS--EXTEND… · 33–47 June 20, 1945 · HR 3240. SHIPSTEAD AMEND. TO PROHIBIT ANY DE… · 27–49 June 20, 1945 · HR 3240. O'MAHONEY AMEND. TO REQUIRE ACT OF … · 27–49 June 20, 1945 · HR 3240. ROBERTSON AMEND. TO ESTABLISH QUOTA… · 23–51 June 20, 1945 · HR 3240. PASSAGE. · 54–21
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: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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.

Alabama 0 yes, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

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

New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 98 members

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