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V★TE FILESUnited States edition
Independent · nonpartisan
Illustrative empty legislative chamber as neutral vote indicators resolve a recorded outcome
House roll call 45 · 33rd Congress · Feb 1, 1854
H.R. 243

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH H.R. 243 WAS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE WHOLE. (P. 306-3)

Bill action
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
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. 243

Jan 30, 1854 · TO TABLE H.R. 243, A BILL PROVIDING FOR PROTE… · 57–108 Jan 31, 1854 · THAT H.R. 243 BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF… · 109–69 Feb 1, 1854 · THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED; AND THE HOUSE RE… · 92–93 Feb 1, 1854 · TO RESOLVE INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE… · 96–95
On the record

Every vote, by name — 233 members

Select any member to pull their file.