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House recorded vote (84th Congress) · January 25, 1955
HJRE159

Recorded vote

H J RES 159. FORMOSA POLICY. AUTHORIZE PRESIDENT TO USE ARMED FORCES TO PROTECT FORMOSA AND RELATED TERRITORIES. PASSED.

Bill actionDefense & war
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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.

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.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on HJRE159

January 28, 1955 · H.J.RES. 159. FORMOSA POLICY. AUTHORIZE THE… · 3–83 January 28, 1955 · H.J.RES. 159. FORMOSA POLICY. KEFAUVER AMEN… · 11–75 January 28, 1955 · H.J.RES. 159. FORMOSA POLICY. LEHMAN AMENDM… · 13–74 January 28, 1955 · H.J.RES. 159. FORMOSA POLICY. PASSED. · 85–3
The map

How each state's members voted

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

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

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 41 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 436 members

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