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House roll call 5 · 12th Congress · Nov 21, 1811
H.R. 8

Recorded vote

TO CONCUR IN AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8 (APP. DEC. 21, 1811, 2 STAT 669) A BILL APPORTION REPRESENTATIVES AMONG THE SEVERAL STATES, SO AS TO SET 35,000 AS THE NUMBER OF INHABITANTS TO EACH REPRESENTATIVE.

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The question

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The tally

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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).
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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. 8

Nov 22, 1811 · TO AMEND H.R. 8 TO SET 40,000 INHABITANTS AS … · 50–72 Nov 22, 1811 · TO AMEND H.R. 8 TO SET 37,000 INHABITANTS AS … · 102–18 Nov 25, 1811 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 8 TO COMMITTEE. (P. 367) · 56–72 Dec 4, 1811 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL TOMORROW FURTHER CONSIDERAT… · 56–72 Dec 5, 1811 · TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8, … · 65–64 Dec 17, 1811 · TO POSTPONE THE ORDER OF THE DAY, WHICH IS TH… · 68–65 Dec 18, 1811 · TO RECEDE FROM DISAGREEMENT TO THE SENATE AME… · 72–62
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