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House roll call 443 · 29th Congress · Aug 7, 1846
H.R. 531

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 531 BY PROVIDING FOR THE REPAYMENT OF POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS AND THAT THE POSTMASTER GENERAL SHALL CAUSE SAME TO BE ADVERTISED IN NEWSPAPERS OF LETTERS UNCALLED FOR, IN SUCH PAPER DESIGNATED BY PO…

Amendment
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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 · outcome shown is derived (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 H.R. 531

Aug 7, 1846 · TO AMEND H.R. 531, A BILL TO ESTABLISH POST R… · 115–45 Aug 7, 1846 · TO AMEND H.R. 531 BY AUTHORIZING THE POSTMAST… · 109–45
On the record

Every vote, by name — 223 members

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