34th Congress · Public law
11 Stat. 51
An Act for continuing the Improvement of the Des Moines Rapids, in the Mississippi River.
August 16, 1856date on the GovInfo record
11 Stat. 51Statutes at Large
6roll calls on its bill in our archive
The official record
Official copies of this law
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- Statutes at Large on GovInfo: 11 Stat. 51 ↗
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Where it came from
The bill
GovInfo's record for this law names H.R. 12 of the 34th Congress as its bill (record ↗).
How it passed
Recorded votes on the bill
House recorded vote (34th Congress) · July 28, 1856
Recorded vote (108–50)
House recorded vote (34th Congress) · July 28, 1856
Recorded vote (117–48)
Senate recorded vote (34th Congress) · July 29, 1856
Recorded vote (22–12)
House recorded vote (34th Congress) · August 11, 1856
Recorded vote (130–54)
Senate recorded vote (34th Congress) · August 14, 1856
Recorded vote (32–17)
Senate recorded vote (34th Congress) · August 16, 1856
Recorded vote (30–14)
Roll calls matched by the bill number GovInfo names; each vote page links to its official chamber record.