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House recorded vote (83rd Congress) · February 25, 1953
HJRE160

Recorded vote

H J RES 160. JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND SECTION 2 (A) OF THE NATIONAL HOUSING ACT AS AMEN DED. ON MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

Bill actionHousing
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.

03
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 members voted

In 1 state every member on the roll voted yes; in 23 every one voted no; 24 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 3 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 6 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 8 yes, 13 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 8 no
  12. Michigan: 5 yes, 12 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 16 yes, 25 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 6 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 4 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 8 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 10 no
  22. Ohio: 5 yes, 18 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 11 yes, 19 no
  24. New Jersey: 5 yes, 9 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 5 no
  26. California: 11 yes, 18 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 4 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 6 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 6 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 4 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 9 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 3 yes, 4 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 5 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 7 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 12 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 6 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 6 no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 6 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 6 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 7 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 9 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 4 yes, 15 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 8 no

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

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

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

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 16 yes, 25 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 436 members

Select any member to pull their file.