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VTE FILESUnited States edition
Independent · nonpartisan
Illustrative empty legislative chamber as neutral vote indicators resolve a recorded outcome
Senate roll call 189 · 33rd Congress · Jul 11, 1854

Recorded vote

TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH CLAUSE IN ARTICLE 3 WAS STRICKEN OUT, WHICH CLAUSE GIVES THE PRESIDENT AUTHORITY TO ASSIGN TO EACH PERSON OR FAMILY SUCH QUANTITY OF LAND AS WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR SUCH PERSON O…

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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)

On the record

Every vote, by name — 60 members

Select any member to pull their file.