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Senate recorded vote (80th Congress) · July 8, 1947
SJRE145

Recorded vote

S J RES 145. JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION BY THE U.S. TO DETERMINE INTERSTATE WATER RIGHTS ON THE COLORADO RIVER. APPEAL FROM DECISION OF THE CHAIR IN REFERRING RESOLUTION TO THE JUDICIA…

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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.

The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

Connecticut 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

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

New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 95 members

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