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Senate recorded vote (82nd Congress) · June 8, 1951
H.R. 3709

Recorded vote

HR 3709. APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPT. OF LABOR, THE FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY, AND RELATED INDEPENDENT AGENCIES. DOUGLAS AMEND. REDUCING BY $94,445 FUNDS FOR OFFICE OF SOLICITOR.

Bill actionBudget & spending
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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. 3709

April 18, 1951 · HR 3709. APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPT. OF LAB… · 208–145 June 12, 1951 · HR 3709. LEHMAN AMEND. EXEMPTING HOSPITALS, … · 38–42 June 12, 1951 · HR 3709. MALONE AMEND. (TO AMEND. RESPECTING… · 28–54 June 12, 1951 · HR 3709. FERGUSON AMEND. PROVIDING THAT EACH… · 58–24 June 13, 1951 · HR 3709. DOUGLAS AMEND. TO REDUCE BY $3,000,… · 17–61 June 13, 1951 · HR 3709. DOUGLAS AMEND. REDUCING BY $9,000,0… · 25–53 June 13, 1951 · HR 3709. DOUGLAS AMEND. BARRING FUNDS FOR MO… · 35–36 June 13, 1951 · HR 3709. DOUGLAS AMEND. BARRING FUNDS FOR AN… · 14–56 June 14, 1951 · HR 3709. NEELY MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTR… · 31–50 July 12, 1951 · HR 3709. APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPT. OF LAB… · 223–170
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

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

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

On the record

Every vote, by name — 96 members

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