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House recorded vote (84th Congress) · February 17, 1955
HRE142

Recorded vote

H RES 142. AUTHORIZE CLOSED RULE TO PROHIBIT FLOOR AMENDMENTS AND ALLOW TWO DAYS OF DEBATE ON HR 1, TRADE AGREEMENTS EXTENSION ACT OF 1955. CLOSED RULE ADOPTED.

Bill actionTrade
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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

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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

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The measure itself

What was on the floor

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Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on HRE142

February 17, 1955 · H RES 142. AUTHORIZE CLOSED RULE TO PROHIBIT… · 178–207 February 17, 1955 · H RES 142. AUTHORIZE CLOSED RULE TO PROHIBIT… · 191–193
The map

How each state's members voted

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

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

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

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

New York 28 yes, 12 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

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

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

On the record

Every vote, by name — 436 members

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