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Senate roll call 203 · 26th Congress · Jul 11, 1840
H.R. 448

Recorded vote

TO RECOMMIT H.R. 448 TO THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT A SUBSTITUTE PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT, EARLY IN EACH SESSION, OF A JOINT COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE AND REPORT THE MILEAGE OF EACH M…

Bill actionCourts & justice
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The question

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The tally

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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

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. 448

Jun 11, 1840 · TO TABLE H.R. 448, A BILL TO ESTABLISH A UNIF… · 24–132 Jun 11, 1840 · TO PASS H.R. 448, A BILL TO ESTABLISH A UNIFO… · 148–14 Jun 11, 1840 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH H.R. 448, A B… · 29–125 Jul 9, 1840 · TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON THE BILL, H.R. 4… · 21–14 Jul 10, 1840 · TO POSTPONE INDEFINITELY CONSIDERATION OF H.R… · 16–26 Jul 10, 1840 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 448 BY ELIMINAT… · 26–14 Jul 10, 1840 · TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED TO H.R. 448… · 25–13 Jul 10, 1840 · TO AMEND H.R. 448 SO THAT HEREAFTER NO STATIO… · 29–11 Jul 10, 1840 · TO AMEND H.R. 448 TO DEDUCT A MEMBER'S PER DI… · 22–17 Jul 10, 1840 · TO AMEND H.R. 448 BY PERMITTING MEMBERS OF CO… · 8–25 Jul 10, 1840 · TO AMEND H.R. 448 SO AS TO PERMIT THE FRANKIN… · 17–20 Jul 10, 1840 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE CONCURRING IN THE AMEN… · 16–24 Jul 10, 1840 · TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT AND THIRD READING OF H.R… · 31–9 Jul 11, 1840 · TO POSTPONE, INDEFINITELY, CONSIDERATION OF H… · 8–24 Jul 11, 1840 · TO PASS H.R. 448. · 25–8
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