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Senate recorded vote (86th Congress) · July 8, 1959
S. 1451

Recorded vote

S. 1451. BRIDGES-JOHNSTON AMEND. TO SUSPEND AID TO ANY COUNTRY DETERMINED TO BE EXPROPRIATING U.S.-OWNED PROPERTY WITHOUT ADEQUATE COMPENSATION.

Bill actionTransportation
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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 S. 1451

July 1, 1959 · S. 1451. MUTUAL SECURITY ACT OF 1959. AIKEN… · 42–48 July 2, 1959 · S. 1451. JOHNSTON (S.C.) AMEND. TO PROHIBIT … · 39–44 July 2, 1959 · S9 1451. ELLENDER AMEND. TO AUTHORIZE APPROP… · 30–50 July 7, 1959 · S. 1451. ELENDER AMEND. TO REDUCE MILITARY A… · 38–55 July 7, 1959 · S. 1451. ELLENDER AMENDMENT TO REDUCE MILITA… · 52–41 July 7, 1959 · S. 1451. ELLENDER AMEND. TO REDUCE DEFENSE S… · 40–53 July 7, 1959 · S. 1451. DODD AMEND. PROVIDING THAT APPROPRI… · 56–37 July 7, 1959 · S. 1451. GRUENING AMEND. REQUIRING THAT DETA… · 37–53 July 7, 1959 · S. 1451. CHURCH AMEND. TO REDUCE DEFENSE SUP… · 49–43 July 8, 1959 · S. 1451. MORSE AMEND. TO REDUCE SPECIAL ASSI… · 40–51 July 8, 1959 · S. 1451. ELLENDER AMEND. TO REDUCE AUTHORIZA… · 38–52 July 8, 1959 · S. 1451. MORSE AMEND. BARRING AID TO COUNTRI… · 43–47
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

California 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 99 members

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