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Senate recorded vote (83rd Congress) · July 2, 1954
H.R. 8300

Recorded vote

HR 8300. DOUGLAS MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT BACK W/RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDING TAX RELIEF FOR ALL TAXPAYERS W/TOTAL RELIEF NOT TO EXCEED THAT AS ORGINALLY REPORTED.

Bill actionTaxes & tariffs
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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. 8300

March 18, 1954 · HR 8300. REVISE THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS OF… · 204–210 March 18, 1954 · HR 8300. PASSAGE. · 340–79 June 30, 1954 · HR 8300. REVISE THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS. … · 46–49 June 30, 1954 · HR 8300. GEORGE AMEND. TO INCREASE ANNUAL PE… · 46–49 July 1, 1954 · HR 8300. MUNDT AMEND. REQUIRING STUDY BY THE… · 71–13 July 1, 1954 · HR 8300. LONG AMEND. TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES… · 33–50 July 1, 1954 · HR 8300. MORSE AMEND. GRANTING $20 TAX CREDI… · 20–60 July 1, 1954 · HR 8300. GORE AMEND. RESPECTING REDUCTION OF… · 23–60 July 2, 1954 · HR 8300. DOUGLAS AMEND. PROVIDING THAT EXPEN… · 15–65 July 2, 1954 · HR 8300. MONRONEY AMEND. TO REJECT PROPOSED … · 15–58 July 2, 1954 · HR 8300. PASSAGE. · 63–9 July 28, 1954 · HR 8300. REVISE THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS OF… · 169–227 July 28, 1954 · HR 8300. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE REPORT. · 315–77 July 29, 1954 · HR 8300. REVISE THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS. … · 61–26
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Nebraska 0 yes, 1 no

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 95 members

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