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Senate recorded vote (82nd Congress) · April 4, 1951
SRE99

Recorded vote

S RES 99. MC CARTHY AMEND. STATING IT TO BE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO REVISION OF EXISTING PLANS FOR DEFENSE OF EUROPE SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR USE ON VOLUNTARY BASIS OF MILITARY AN…

Bill actionDefense & war
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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.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on SRE99

April 2, 1951 · S RES 99. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ACTION OF… · 27–62 April 2, 1951 · S RES 99. MC CLELLAN AMEND. STATING IT TO BE… · 44–46 April 2, 1951 · S RES 99. WATKINS AMEND. STATING IT TO BE SE… · 67–20 April 2, 1951 · S RES 99. IVES AMEND. APPROVING POLICY OF AS… · 35–57 April 2, 1951 · S RES 99. CASE MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOTE ON … · 49–43 April 2, 1951 · S RES 99. MC CLELLAN AMEND RECONSIDERED. · 49–43 April 2, 1951 · S RES 99. LEHMAN AMEND. DECLARING IT TO BE S… · 35–55 April 3, 1951 · S RES 99. KEM AMEND. STATING IT TO BE SENSE … · 24–64 April 3, 1951 · S RES 99. MC CARTHY AMEND. STATING IT TO BE … · 44–45 April 3, 1951 · S RES 99. BRICKER MOTION TO RECOMMIT TO ARME… · 31–56 April 3, 1951 · S RES 99. MUNDT AMEND. ELIMINATING LANGUAGE … · 29–52 April 4, 1951 · S RES 99. PASSAGE. · 69–21
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 21 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 17 every one voted no; 10 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 1 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 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, 2 no

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

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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