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Senate roll call 412 · 47th Congress · May 23, 1882
H.R. 4197

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 4197 BY PROVIDING THAT ANY MONIES LEFT AFTER CLAIMS ARE PAID ARE TO BE REFUNDED TO THE STATES WHICH PAID A WAR TAX. (P. 1486-2)

AmendmentDefense & war
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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. 4197

Mar 20, 1882 · TO SUSPEND RULES AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION PROVI… · 106–5 Mar 21, 1882 · TO SUSPEND RULES AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION PROVI… · 163–55 May 23, 1882 · TO AMEND IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H.R. … · 6–40 May 23, 1882 · TO AMEND, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, H.R.… · 9–32 May 23, 1882 · TO PASS H.R. 4197. (JP. 740) · 38–12
On the record

Every vote, by name — 76 members

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