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Senate recorded vote (80th Congress) · March 8, 1948
S. 2202

Recorded vote

S 2202. PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE, NATIONAL INTEREST, AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE U.S. THROUGH NECESSARY ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHICH UNDERTAKE TO COOPERATE W/EACH OTHER IN THE …

Bill actionBanking & finance
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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 S. 2202

March 10, 1948 · S 2202. TAYLOR AMEND. TO PROVIDE FOR ESTABLI… · 3–74 March 11, 1948 · S 2202. BROOKS AMEND. TO PROVIDE A SPECIAL R… · 25–52 March 12, 1948 · S 2202. BROOKS AMEND. TO AUTHORIZE PER CENTA… · 34–38 March 12, 1948 · S 2202. TAFT AMEND. TO REDUCE THE FIRST YEAR… · 31–56 March 13, 1948 · S 2202. O'DANIEL AMEND. TO AUTHORIZE THE APP… · 13–73 March 13, 1948 · S 2202. PEPPER AMEND. TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONA… · 8–78 March 13, 1948 · S 2202. CAPEHART AMEND. TO PROVIDE FOR THE E… · 22–68 March 13, 1948 · S 2202. PASSAGE. · 69–17 March 31, 1948 · S 2202. PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE, NATIONA… · 329–74 April 2, 1948 · S 2202. PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE, NATIONA… · 318–75
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 3 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 30 every one voted no; 15 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 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, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 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.

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

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

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

New Hampshire 0 yes, 1 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

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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