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Senate recorded vote (81st Congress) · April 27, 1949
H.R. 3333

Recorded vote

HR 3333. MAGNUSON AMEND. TO INCREASE FUNDS FOR GRANTS-INAID TO NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AND TO INCREASE AUTHORIZATION FOR FUNDS FOR RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND NEW BUILDINGS.

Bill action
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
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. 3333

April 27, 1949 · HR 3333. APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPT. OF LAB… · 29–51 April 27, 1949 · HR 3333. PEPPER AMEND. TO INCREASE PUBLIC HE… · 25–43 April 28, 1949 · HR 3333. FERGUSON MOTION TO SUSPEND SENATE R… · 45–35 April 28, 1949 · HR 3333. TAFT MOTION TO RECOMMIT W/INSTRUCTI… · 44–37 May 17, 1949 · HR 3333. APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPT. OF LAB… · 43–41 May 17, 1949 · HR 3333. FERGUSON MOTION TO AMEND MOTION TO … · 41–44 May 17, 1949 · HR 3333. TAFT MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRU… · 41–43
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 17 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 13 every one voted no; 17 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 1 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 1 no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or 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, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 1 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 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

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

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

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

Idaho 0 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Kansas 0 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 109 members

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