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Senate recorded vote (81st Congress) · September 15, 1949
H.R. 1211

Recorded vote

HR 1211. MC CARTHY AMEND. REQUIRING THE PRES. TO ESTABLISH SUCH IMPORT QUOTAS ON FURS AND FUR ARTICLES AS ARE DETERMINED NECESSARY BY THE TARIFF COMMISSION TO PROTECT THE DOMESTIC-FUR-PRODUCING INDUSTRY.

Bill actionTaxes & tariffs
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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. 1211

February 9, 1949 · HR 1211. BILL TO EXTEND THE AUTHORITY OF THE… · 151–241 February 9, 1949 · HR 1211. PASSAGE. · 319–69 September 15, 1949 · HR 1211. EXTEND THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRES. U… · 38–43 September 15, 1949 · HR 1211. LUCAS MOTION TO TABLE HILL MOTION T… · 43–38 September 15, 1949 · HR 1211. MC CARTHY AMEND. REQUIRING THE PRES… · 43–40 September 15, 1949 · HR 1211. MC CARTHY MOTION TO TABLE WHERRY MO… · 41–41 September 15, 1949 · HR 1211. WHERRY MOTION TO RECONSIDER. VICE-… · 41–41 September 15, 1949 · HR 1211. KNOWLAND AMEND. REQUIRING THE PRES.… · 27–54 September 15, 1949 · HR 1211. THOMAS AMEND. PROVIDING IMPORT QUOT… · 40–41 September 15, 1949 · HR 1211. BUTLER AMEND. REQUIRING THE INCORPO… · 29–53 September 15, 1949 · HR 1211. KILGORE AMEND. PROHIBITING THE CONC… · 20–61 September 15, 1949 · HR 1211. MILLIKIN AMEND. PROVIDING FOR A 2-Y… · 33–49 September 15, 1949 · HR 1211. MALONE AMEND. IN THE NATURE OF A SU… · 16–65 September 15, 1949 · HR 1211. PASSAGE. · 62–19
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 15 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 20 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 1 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 1 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 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: 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Massachusetts 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, 2 did not vote yes or no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

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

New York 0 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

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

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 109 members

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