Congressional Roll Call and other Record Votes: First Congress Through 108th Congress, 1789-2004

CRS Report for Congress
Congressional Roll Call and Other Record Votes:
th
First Congress Through 108 Congress,
1789 Through 2004
Updated March 3, 2005
John S. Pontius
Specialist in American National Government
Government and Finance Division

Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

Congressional Roll Call and Other Record Votes: First
Congress Through 108^th Congress, 1789 Through
2004
Summary
This compilation provides information on roll call and other record votes taken
in the House of Representatives and Senate from the first Congress through the 108^th
Congress, 1789 through 2004.
Table 1 provides data for the House, the Senate, and both chambers together.
Data provided include total record votes taken during each Congress, and the
cumulative total record votes taken from the first Congress through the end of each
subsequent Congress. The data for each Congress are also broken down by session,
from the 80^th Congress through the 108^th Congress, 1947 through 2004.
Figures 1 through 3 display the number of record votes in each chamber for each
session from the 92^nd Congress through 108^th Congress, 1971 through 2004. They
begin with 1971, the first year for which the House authorized record votes in the
Committee of the Whole, pursuant to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970.
In the 108^th Congress, there were 1,218 record votes in the House of
Representatives and 675 record votes in the Senate. From 1789 through 2004, there
were 92,206 such votes — 46,017 votes in the House, and 46,189 votes in the Senate.
This report will be updated following the conclusion of the 109^th Congress, first
session.

Contents
Roll Call and Record Votes......................................1
List of Figures
Figure 1. Total Number of Record Votes, House of Representatives and
Senate, 92^nd Congress - 108^th Congress, 1971-2004..................10
Figure 2. Total Number of Record Votes (Yea/Nay and Recorded),
House of Representatives, by Session, 92^nd Congress - 108^th Congress,
1971-2004 ..................................................11
Figure 3. Total Number of Record Votes, Senate, by Session,^nd^th
92 Congress - 108 Congress, 1971-2004.........................12
List of Tables
Table 1. Record Votes in Congress, First Congress Through 108^th Congress,

1789 Through 2004............................................3

Congressional Roll Call and Other Record
th
Votes: First Congress Through 108
Congress, 1789 Through 2004
Roll Call and Record Votes
This compilation provides information on record votes taken in the House of
Representatives and Senate from the first Congress through the 108^th Congress, 1789
through 2004. For purposes of this compilation, a “record vote” is defined as any
vote for which public record is made of the votes cast by individual Members.
In the Senate, all record votes are taken by a call of the roll,¹ in which Members
state their preference to a clerk. In the House, record votes are normally taken by
electronic device, with Members inserting voting cards into a machine and pressing
a button to record their preference. Before this system was installed in 1972 (and
since, when the system has been unavailable), clerks recorded Members’ votes on the
basis of the call of the roll, similarly to the Senate.
Table 1 provides data on the record votes of the House and Senate, and both
chambers together, from the first Congress through the 108^h Congress, 1789 through
2004. It gives both the total number in, and the cumulative total through, each
Congress. For example, in the first Congress (1789 through1790), there were 109
votes in the House and 100 in the Senate. In the 108^th Congress, there were 1,218
record votes in the House of Representatives and 675 record votes in the Senate.
From 1789 through 2004, there were 92,206 such votes — 46,017 votes in the House,
and 46,189 votes in the Senate.
Following Table 1, three graphs display data on record votes in each chamber
for each session of Congress from the 92^nd through 108^th Congress, 1971 through
2004. They begin with 1971, the first year for which the House authorized record
votes in the Committee of the Whole, pursuant to the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1970. The first graph shows the total number of record votes for each Congress.

¹ “A roll call is a call of the roll to determine whether a quorum is present, to establish a
quorum, or to vote on a question.” Walter Kravitz, Congressional Quarterly’s American
Congressional Dictionary, Second Edition (Washington: Congressional Quarterly, Inc.,
1997), p. 229. This report is concerned only with record votes and not voice, division, and
unrecorded teller votes. See CQ’s American Congressional Dictionary for the definitions
of the following terms relating to voting: automatic roll call, casting vote, cloture, cluster
voting, constitutional votes, division vote, electronic voting, ghost voting, majority vote,
proxy voting, Randolph rule, recapitulation of a vote, reconsideration of a vote, recorded
vote, recorded vote by clerks, roll call, Speaker’s vote, teller vote, tie vote, voice vote, and
yeas and nays.

The second and third graphs show, for the House and Senate respectively, the total
number of record votes for each session of Congress.
For the 80^th Congress through the 108^th Congress, 1947 through 2004, the period
usually designated the “modern Congress,” the table also gives the total number of
record votes in each chamber during each session of Congress. These data are not
readily available for earlier Congresses.² Thus, corresponding cells of the table for
Congresses before the 80^th Congress carry the notation “na.”
For the House from the 92^nd Congress through the 108^th Congress, 1971 through
2004, the table also breaks down the record votes during each session into roll call
votes (yea and nay votes) and recorded votes. For the earlier years, in which this
distinction was not applicable, corresponding cells of the table carry the notation
“n/a.”

² In addition, in some of those earlier Congresses, three and occasionally even four sessions
were held.

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Table 1. Record Votes in Congress, First Congress Through 108^th Congress, 1789 Through 2004
^Hou^s^{e of Rep}^resen^tati^ves
^Sen^a^te^B^o^th^Ch^a^m^b^ers^st^nd
¹^S^e^ssion²^S^e^ssion^{All S}^e^ssion^s
^Con^g^ress/Years
^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^All^Cu^m^u^lative¹^st²^nd^All^Cu^m^u^lative^Con^g^ress^Cu^m^u^lative
^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^Vo^t^e^s^Vo^t^e^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
¹^1789-¹⁷⁹⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁰⁹¹⁰⁹^na^na¹⁰⁰¹⁰⁰²⁰⁹²⁰⁹
²^1791-¹⁷⁹²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁰²²¹¹^na^na⁵²¹⁵²¹⁵⁴³⁶³
³^1793-¹⁷⁹⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁶⁹²⁸⁰^na^na⁷⁹²³¹¹⁴⁸⁵¹¹
⁴^1795-¹⁷⁹⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁸³³⁶³^na^na⁸⁶³¹⁷¹⁶⁹⁶⁸⁰
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL30562}
^g/w⁵^1797-¹⁷⁹⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁵⁵⁵¹⁸^na^na²⁰²⁵¹⁹³⁵⁷^1,037
^s^.or⁶^1799-¹⁸⁰⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁹⁶⁶¹⁴^na^na¹²⁰⁶³⁹²¹⁶^1,253
^le^ak
⁷^1801-¹⁸⁰²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁴¹⁷⁵⁵^na^na⁸⁸⁷²⁷²²⁹^1,482
^://wiki
^h^ttp⁸^1803-¹⁸⁰⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹³²⁸⁸⁷^na^na¹⁵⁰⁸⁷⁷²⁸²^1,764
⁹^1805-¹⁸⁰⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁵⁸^1,045^na^na⁸⁸⁹⁶⁵²⁴⁶^2,010
^1807-¹⁸⁰⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na²³⁷^1,282^na^na⁹¹^1,056³²⁸^2,338
^1809-¹⁸¹⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na²⁹³^1,575^na^na¹⁶⁷^1,223⁴⁶⁰^2,798
^1811-¹⁸¹²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³¹⁴^1,889^na^na²⁰⁴^1,427⁵¹⁸^3,316
^1813-¹⁸¹⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³⁵²^2,241^na^na²⁶³^1,690⁶¹⁵^3,931
^1815-¹⁸¹⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹¹³^2,354^na^na¹⁸⁹^1,879³⁰²^4,233
^1817-¹⁸¹⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁰⁶^2,460^na^na¹³²^2,011²³⁸^4,471

CRS-4
^Hou^s^{e of Rep}^resen^tati^ves
^Sen^a^te^B^o^th^Ch^a^m^b^ers^st^nd
¹^S^e^ssion²^S^e^ssion^{All S}^e^ssion^s
^Con^g^ress/Years
^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^All^Cu^m^u^lative¹^st²^nd^All^Cu^m^u^lative^Con^g^ress^Cu^m^u^lative
^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^Vo^t^e^s^Vo^t^e^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^1819-¹⁸²⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁴⁷^2,607^na^na¹²⁰^2,131²⁶⁷^4,738
^1821-¹⁸²²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁹⁵^2,702^na^na⁹¹^2,222¹⁸⁶^4,924
^1823-¹⁸²⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁹⁴^2,796^na^na¹⁷⁸^2,400²⁷²^5,196
^1825-¹⁸²⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹¹¹^2,907^na^na²³⁴^2,634³⁴⁵^5,541
^1827-¹⁸²⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na²³³^3,140^na^na²³⁸^2,872⁴⁷¹^6,012
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL30562}^1829-¹⁸³⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na²⁷³^3,413^na^na²⁷⁷^3,149⁵⁵⁰^6,562
^g/w
^s^.or^1831-¹⁸³²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁴⁶²^3,875^na^na⁴²²^3,571⁸⁸⁴^7,446
^le^ak^1833-¹⁸³⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³²⁷^4,202^na^na²²⁹^3,800⁵⁵⁶^8,002
^://wiki^1835-¹⁸³⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁴⁵⁹^4,661^na^na⁴³⁹^4,239⁸⁹⁸^8,900
^h^ttp^1837-¹⁸³⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁴⁷⁵^5,136^na^na⁴¹⁰^4,649⁸⁸⁵^9,785
^1839-¹⁸⁴⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁷⁵¹^5,887^na^na³³⁴^4,983^1,085^10,870
^1841-¹⁸⁴²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁹⁷⁴^6,861^na^na⁸²²^5,805^1,796^12,666
^1843-¹⁸⁴⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁵⁹⁷^7,458^na^na³⁰⁵^6,110⁹⁰²^13,568
^1845-¹⁸⁴⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁶⁴²^8,100^na^na³⁸³^6,493^1,025^14,593
^1847-¹⁸⁴⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁴⁷⁸^8,578^na^na³⁴⁴^6,837⁸²²^15,415
^1849-¹⁸⁵⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁵⁷²^9,150^na^na⁴⁹⁹^7,336^1,071^16,486

CRS-5
^Hou^s^{e of Rep}^resen^tati^ves
^Sen^a^te^B^o^th^Ch^a^m^b^ers^st^nd
¹^S^e^ssion²^S^e^ssion^{All S}^e^ssion^s
^Con^g^ress/Years
^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^All^Cu^m^u^lative¹^st²^nd^All^Cu^m^u^lative^Con^g^ress^Cu^m^u^lative
^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^Vo^t^e^s^Vo^t^e^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^1851-¹⁸⁵²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁴⁵⁵^9,605^na^na³⁵⁸^7,694⁸¹³^17,299
^1853-¹⁸⁵⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁶⁰⁷^10,212^na^na⁵⁴⁶^8,240^1,153^18,452
^1855-¹⁸⁵⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁷²⁹^10,941^na^na⁴⁴⁹^8,689^1,178^19,630
^1857-¹⁸⁵⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁵⁴⁸^11,489^na^na⁷⁰²^9,391^1,250^20,880
^1859-¹⁸⁶⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁴³³^11,922^na^na⁶⁰⁷^9,998^1,040^21,920
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL30562}^1861-¹⁸⁶²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁶³⁸^12,560^na^na⁸⁰¹^10,799^1,439^23,359
^g/w
^s^.or^1863-¹⁸⁶⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁶⁰⁰^13,160^na^na⁵⁹⁸^11,397^1,198^24,557
^le^ak^1865-¹⁸⁶⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁶¹³^13,773^na^na⁵⁰¹^11,898^1,114^25,671
^://wiki^1867-¹⁸⁶⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁷¹⁷^14,490^na^na⁷¹⁶^12,614^1,433^27,104
^h^ttp^1869-¹⁸⁷⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁶³⁴^15,124^na^na⁷⁴²^13,356^1,376^28,480
^1871-¹⁸⁷²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁵¹⁷^15,641^na^na⁸⁰³^14,159^1,320^29,800
^1873-¹⁸⁷⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁴⁷⁵^16,116^na^na⁴²⁰^14,579⁸⁹⁵^30,695
^1875-¹⁸⁷⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³²⁸^16,444^na^na⁴³⁴^15,013⁷⁶²^31,457
^1877-¹⁸⁷⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³⁷⁷^16,821^na^na⁵⁸⁵^15,598⁹⁶²^32,419
^1879-¹⁸⁸⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁴³⁹^17,260^na^na⁵⁷⁰^16,168^1,009^33,428
^1881-¹⁸⁸²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³⁴⁹^17,609^na^na⁹⁸⁶^17,154^1,335^34,763

CRS-6
^Hou^s^{e of Rep}^resen^tati^ves
^Sen^a^te^B^o^th^Ch^a^m^b^ers^st^nd
¹^S^e^ssion²^S^e^ssion^{All S}^e^ssion^s
^Con^g^ress/Years
^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^All^Cu^m^u^lative¹^st²^nd^All^Cu^m^u^lative^Con^g^ress^Cu^m^u^lative
^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^Vo^t^e^s^Vo^t^e^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^1883-¹⁸⁸⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³³⁴^17,943^na^na⁴²⁸^17,582⁷⁶²^35,525
^1885-¹⁸⁸⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³⁰⁶^18,249^na^na⁴⁶¹^18,043⁷⁶⁷^36,292
^1887-¹⁸⁸⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³²⁰^18,569^na^na³⁸⁹^18,432⁷⁰⁹^37,001
^1889-¹⁸⁹⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁵⁸⁷^19,156^na^na⁵²⁶^18,958^1,113^38,114
^1891-¹⁸⁹²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³⁰⁴^19,460^na^na²⁰⁹^19,167⁵¹³^38,627
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL30562}^1893-¹⁸⁹⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³⁷³^19,833^na^na⁵⁶¹^19,728⁹³⁴^39,561
^g/w
^s^.or^1895-¹⁸⁹⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁶²^19,995^na^na¹⁹⁷^19,925³⁵⁹^39,920
^le^ak^1897-¹⁸⁹⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁸³^20,178^na^na³⁸¹^20,306⁵⁶⁴^40,484
^://wiki^1899-¹⁹⁰⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁴⁹^20,327^na^na¹⁶⁹^20,475³¹⁸^40,802
^h^ttp^1901-¹⁹⁰²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁸⁵^20,512^na^na¹¹⁸^20,593³⁰³^41,105
^1903-¹⁹⁰⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁸⁷^20,599^na^na⁹²^20,685¹⁷⁹^41,284
^1905-¹⁹⁰⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹³⁶^20,735^na^na¹²⁸^20,813²⁶⁴^41,548
^1907-¹⁹⁰⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³¹²^21,047^na^na⁸⁴^20,897³⁹⁶^41,944
^1909-¹⁹¹⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na²⁰²^21,249^na^na²⁶⁸^21,165⁴⁷⁰^42,414
^1911-¹⁹¹²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na²⁶²^21,511^na^na³⁹⁶^21,561⁶⁵⁸^43,072
^1913-¹⁹¹⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na²⁸²^21,793^na^na⁵⁷²^22,133⁸⁵⁴^43,926

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^Hou^s^{e of Rep}^resen^tati^ves
^Sen^a^te^B^o^th^Ch^a^m^b^ers^st^nd
¹^S^e^ssion²^S^e^ssion^{All S}^e^ssion^s
^Con^g^ress/Years
^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^All^Cu^m^u^lative¹^st²^nd^All^Cu^m^u^lative^Con^g^ress^Cu^m^u^lative
^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^Vo^t^e^s^Vo^t^e^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^1915-¹⁹¹⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁵⁷^21,950^na^na⁴⁰⁶^22,539⁵⁶³^44,489
^1917-¹⁹¹⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na²⁶⁶^22,216^na^na³⁸⁴^22,923⁶⁵⁰^45,139
^1919-¹⁹²⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³³⁹^22,555^na^na⁴⁰⁷^23,330⁷⁴⁶^45,885
^1921-¹⁹²²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na³⁶²^22,917^na^na⁷⁵¹^24,081^1,113^46,998
^1923-¹⁹²⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁷⁹^23,096^na^na²³⁵^24,316⁴¹⁴^47,412
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL30562}^1925-¹⁹²⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹¹⁴^23,210^na^na²³⁶^24,552³⁵⁰^47,762
^g/w
^s^.or^1927-¹⁹²⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na⁷²^23,282^na^na¹⁹¹^24,743²⁶³^48,025
^le^ak^1929-¹⁹³⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁰³^23,385^na^na⁴³⁶^25,179⁵³⁹^48,564
^://wiki^1931-¹⁹³²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹²³^23,508^na^na²⁸⁰^25,459⁴⁰³^48,967
^h^ttp^1933-¹⁹³⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁴³^23,651^na^na²²⁸^25,687³⁷¹^49,338
^1935-¹⁹³⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na²¹²^23,863^na^na¹⁹³^25,880⁴⁰⁵^49,743
^1937-¹⁹³⁸^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁵⁸^24,021^na^na¹⁷⁴^26,054³³²^50,075
^1939-¹⁹⁴⁰^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na²²⁷^24,248^na^na²⁶⁶^26,320⁴⁹³^50,568
^1941-¹⁹⁴²^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁵²^24,400^na^na¹⁹²^26,512³⁴⁴^50,912
^1943-¹⁹⁴⁴^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na¹⁵⁵^24,555^na^na²²⁰^26,732³⁷⁵^51,287
^1945-¹⁹⁴⁶^na^n/aⁿ^aⁿ^aⁿ^/a^na²⁴⁹^24,804^na^na²⁴⁴^26,976⁴⁹³^51,780

CRS-8
^Hou^s^{e of Rep}^resen^tati^ves
^Sen^a^te^B^o^th^Ch^a^m^b^ers^st^nd
¹^S^e^ssion²^S^e^ssion^B^o^th^S^e^ssion^s
^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^Bo^t^h^Cu^m^u^lative¹^st²^nd^Bo^t^h^Cu^m^u^lative^Con^g^ress^Cu^m^u^lative
^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^Vo^t^e^s^Vo^t^e^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^1947-¹⁹⁴⁸⁸⁴^n/a⁸⁴⁷⁹^n/a⁷⁹¹⁶³^24,967¹³⁸¹¹⁰²⁴⁸^27,224⁴¹¹^52,191
^1949-¹⁹⁵⁰¹²¹^n/a¹²¹¹⁵⁴^n/a¹⁵⁴²⁷⁵^25,242²²⁶²²⁹⁴⁵⁵^27,679⁷³⁰^52,921
^1951-¹⁹⁵²¹⁰⁹^n/a¹⁰⁹⁷²^n/a⁷²¹⁸¹^25,423²⁰²¹²⁹³³¹^28,010⁵¹²^53,433
^1953-¹⁹⁵⁴⁷¹^n/a⁷¹⁷⁶^n/a⁷⁶¹⁴⁷^25,570⁸⁹¹⁸¹²⁷⁰^28,280⁴¹⁷^53,850
^1955-¹⁹⁵⁶⁷³^n/a⁷³⁷⁴^n/a⁷⁴¹⁴⁷^25,717⁸⁸¹³⁶²²⁴^28,504³⁷¹^54,221
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL30562}^1957-¹⁹⁵⁸¹⁰⁰^n/a¹⁰⁰⁹³^n/a⁹³¹⁹³^25,910¹¹¹²⁰²³¹³^28,817⁵⁰⁶^54,727
^g/w
^s^.or^1959-¹⁹⁶⁰⁸⁷^n/a⁸⁷⁹³^n/a⁹³¹⁸⁰^26,090²¹⁵²⁰⁷⁴²²^29,239⁶⁰²^55,329
^le^ak^1961-¹⁹⁶²¹¹⁶^n/a¹¹⁶¹²⁴^n/a¹²⁴²⁴⁰^26,330²⁰⁷²²⁷⁴³⁴^29,673⁶⁷⁴^56,003
^://wiki^1963-¹⁹⁶⁴¹¹⁹^n/a¹¹⁹¹¹³^n/a¹¹³²³²^26,562²²⁹³¹²⁵⁴¹^30,214⁷⁷³^56,776
^h^ttp^1965-¹⁹⁶⁶²⁰¹^n/a²⁰¹¹⁹³^n/a¹⁹³³⁹⁴^26,956²⁵⁹²³⁸⁴⁹⁷^30,711⁸⁹¹^57,667
^1967-¹⁹⁶⁸²⁴⁵^n/a²⁴⁵²³³^n/a²³³⁴⁷⁸^27,434³¹⁵²⁸⁰⁵⁹⁵^31,306^1,073^58,740
^1969-¹⁹⁷⁰¹⁷⁷^n/a¹⁷⁷²⁶⁶^n/a²⁶⁶⁴⁴³^27,877²⁴⁵⁴²²⁶⁶⁷^31,973^1,110^59,850
^1971-¹⁹⁷²²¹²¹⁰⁸³²⁰²⁴⁴⁸⁵³²⁹⁶⁴⁹^28,526⁴²³⁵³²⁹⁵⁵^32,928^1,604^61,454
^1973-¹⁹⁷⁴³⁰⁷²³⁴⁵⁴¹³²⁵²¹²⁵³⁷^1,078^29,604⁵⁹⁴⁵⁴⁴^1,138^34,066^2,216^63,670
^1975-¹⁹⁷⁶³⁶²²⁵⁰⁶¹²⁴⁴⁸²¹³⁶⁶¹^1,273^30,877⁶¹¹⁷⁰⁰^1,311^35,377^2,584^66,254
^1977-¹⁹⁷⁸⁴⁷¹²³⁵⁷⁰⁶⁵⁶⁴²⁷⁰⁸³⁴^1,540^32,417⁶³⁶⁵²⁰^1,156^36,533^2,696^68,950

CRS-9
^Hou^s^{e of Rep}^resen^tati^ves
^Sen^a^te^B^o^th^Ch^a^m^b^ers^st^nd
¹^S^e^ssion²^S^e^ssion^B^o^th^S^e^ssion^s
^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^Ro^{ll Ca}^ll^Record^ed^S^e^ssion^Bo^t^h^Cu^m^u^lative¹^st²^nd^Bo^t^h^Cu^m^u^lative^Con^g^ress^Cu^m^u^lative
^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^(y^ea^/n^a^y⁾^a^Vo^t^e^s^b^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^S^e^ssion^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^Vo^t^e^s^Vo^t^e^s^To^ta^l^To^ta^l
^1979-¹⁹⁸⁰³⁵⁹³¹³⁶⁷²⁴²⁰¹⁸⁴⁶⁰⁴^1,276^33,693⁵⁰⁹⁵⁴⁶^1,055^37,588^2,331^71,281
^1981-¹⁹⁸²²²⁴¹²⁹³⁵³²⁹⁵¹⁶⁴⁴⁵⁹⁸¹²^34,505⁴⁹⁷⁴⁶⁹⁹⁶⁶^38,554^1,778^73,059
^1983-¹⁹⁸⁴²⁹⁷²⁰¹⁴⁹⁸²²⁷¹⁸¹⁴⁰⁸⁹⁰⁶^35,411³⁸¹²⁹²⁶⁷³^39,227^1,579^74,638
^1985-¹⁹⁸⁶²⁵⁵¹⁸⁴⁴³⁹²²⁴²²⁷⁴⁵¹⁸⁹⁰^36,301³⁸¹³⁵⁹⁷⁴⁰^39,967^1,630^76,268
^1987-¹⁹⁸⁸²³⁴²⁵⁴⁴⁸⁸³⁰⁸¹⁴³⁴⁵¹⁹³⁹^37,240⁴²⁰³⁷⁹⁷⁹⁹^40,766^1,738^78,006
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL30562}^1989-¹⁹⁹⁰²²⁶¹⁴²³⁶⁸²⁷¹²³⁹⁵¹⁰⁸⁷⁸^38,118³¹²³²⁶⁶³⁸^41,404^1,516^79,522
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^s^.or^1991-¹⁹⁹²²³⁸¹⁹⁰⁴²⁸²⁷¹²⁰²⁴⁷³⁹⁰¹^39,019²⁸⁰²⁷⁰⁵⁵⁰^41,954^1,451^80,973
^le^ak^1993-¹⁹⁹⁴²⁶⁶³³¹⁵⁹⁷²⁰⁵²⁹²⁴⁹⁷^1,094^40,113³⁹⁵³²⁹⁷²⁴^42,678^1,818^82,791
^://wiki^1995-¹⁹⁹⁶²⁹⁹⁵⁶⁸⁸⁶⁷²²³²³¹⁴⁵⁴^1,321^41,434⁶¹³³⁰⁶⁹¹⁹^43,597^2,240^85,031
^h^ttp^1997-¹⁹⁹⁸²⁸⁵³⁴⁸⁶³³²⁵⁷²⁷⁶⁵³³^1,166^42,600²⁹⁸³¹⁴⁶¹²^44,209^1,778^86,809
^1999-²⁰⁰⁰³²⁰²⁸⁹⁶⁰⁹³⁵⁹²⁴¹⁶⁰⁰^1,209^43,809³⁷⁴²⁹⁸⁶⁷²^44,881^1,881^88,690
^2001-²⁰⁰²³¹³¹⁹⁴⁵⁰⁷³⁰²¹⁸¹⁴⁸³⁹⁹⁰^44,799³⁸⁰²⁵³⁶³³^45,514^1,623^90,313
^2003-²⁰⁰⁴⁴¹⁷²⁵⁸⁶⁷⁵³¹³²³⁰⁵⁴³¹²¹⁸^46,017⁴⁵⁹²¹⁶⁶⁷⁵^46,189^1,893^92,206
^a^ta^w^e^r^e^obtaⁱ^ne^{d f}^r^om^the^f^o^llowⁱ^ng^s^our^c^e^s^{: (}¹⁾^U^.^{S. L}ⁱ^br^a^r^y^of^C^ong^r^e^s^s^,^C^ong^r^e^s^sⁱ^ona^{l R}^e^s^e^a^r^c^h^Se^r^v^ic^e^,^N^u^m^b^e^r^of^Roll^C^a^{ll Vote}^s^{in the}^U^.^{S. H}^ous^e^{of Re}^pr^e^s^eⁿ^tativ^e^s^{and in}^the^U^.^S.^Se^nate^,^Fir^s^t^th
^C^ongr^e^s^s^e^s^{, by}^Sula^P^.^Rⁱ^c^h^a^r^ds^{on, R}^e^por^{t unnum}^be^r^e^d⁽^W^a^s^hing^{ton: J}^a^{n. 16, 1985, out of}^pr^int)^;^I^ndic^a^tor^s^{of H}^ous^e^{of Re}^pr^e^s^eⁿ^tativ^e^s^W^o^r^k^load^and^Ac^tiv^ity^{, by}^R^o^g^e^r^H^.^D^a^vⁱ^ds^{on a}^{nd C}^a^r^o^l
^R^S^R^e^por^{t 87-}^{492 S (}^W^a^s^hing^{ton: J}^une^{8, 1987, out of}^pr^int)^;^I^ndic^a^tor^s^{of Se}^nate^Ac^tiv^ity^{and W}^o^r^k^load^{, by}^R^o^g^e^r^H^.^D^a^vⁱ^ds^{on a}^{nd C}^a^r^o^{l H}^a^r^d^y^,^C^R^S^R^e^por^{t 87-}^{497 S}⁽^W^a^s^hing^ton:^J^une^8,^1987,^out
^{nd (}²⁾^C^ongr^e^s^sⁱ^{onal Re}^c^o^r^d^{, D}^a^ily^Dⁱ^g^e^s^t^{, “}^R^e^s^um^e^of^C^ong^r^e^s^sⁱ^ona^{l A}^c^tiv^ity^,”^D^e^c^.^{22, 1987,}^{p. D}^{1679; N}^o^v^.^{10, 1988, p.}^D^{1399; N}^o^v^.^{21, 1989, p. D}^1431;^N^o^v^.^{2, 1990, p. D}^1453;^N^o^v^.^27,^1991,
^c^{t. 9, 1992, p. D}^{1332; N}^o^v^.^26,^{1993, p. D}^{1389; D}^e^c^.^{1, 1994,}^{p. D}^{1273; J}^a^{n. 3, 1996, p.}^D^{1535; O}^c^{t. 4, 1996, p. D}¹⁰^{53; J}^a^{n. 19, 1999, p. D}^29;^J^a^{n. 30, 2002, p. D}^{46; J}^a^{n. 29, 2002, p. D}^{23; D}^e^c^.^16,
^{1193, D}^e^c^.^{8, 2003, p.}^D^{1349, a}^{nd D}^e^c^{20, 2004, p. D}^1135.
^the^pur^pos^e^s^of^this^c^o^m^p^ila^{tion, a}^r^e^c^o^r^d^v^o^te^is^de^fⁱ^ne^{d a}^s^aⁿ^y^v^o^te^f^o^r^w^h^ic^h^public^r^e^c^o^r^d^is^m^a^de^of^how^indivⁱ^dua^l^M^e^m^be^r^s^v^o^te^{d (}^f^or^or^a^g^aⁱ^ns^t)^{. I}ⁿ^the^H^ous^e^,^r^e^c^o^r^d^v^o^te^s^inc^l^ude^both^r^o^ll^c^a^l^l
^a^y⁾^an^d^reco^rd^ed^vo^t^e^s.^In^t^h^{e S}^eⁿ^a^t^e^,^al^l^reco^rd^vo^t^e^{s (y}^{ea an}^dⁿ^a^y^,^an^d^ro^l^l^cal^l^vo^t^e^{s) are t}^a^ken^b^y^{a cal}^l^o^f^t^h^e^{roll. Se}^e^te^x^t^f^o^{r de}^fⁱ^{nition of}^te^rm^s.
^{ll (y}^e^a^a^{nd na}^y⁾^v^o^te^{s a}^r^e^ta^k^e^{n only}^w^h^eⁿ^the^House^is^sitting^a^s^the^House^a^{nd not w}^h^eⁿ^{in Com}^m^itte^e^of^the^W^hole⁽ⁿ^a=n^o^t^readⁱ^l^y^avai^l^a^b^l^e).
^ed^vo^t^e^{s m}^a^y^b^e^t^a^ken^w^h^en^t^h^{e Ho}^u^s^e^si^t^s^ei^t^h^er^as^t^h^e^Ho^u^s^e^o^rⁱⁿ^Co^m^mⁱ^t^t^{ee o}^f^t^h^{e W}^h^o^l^e.^Becau^{se t}^hⁱ^s^f^o^rm^o^f^reco^r^d^v^o^te^s^be^g^a^{n in 1971 in the}^H^ous^e^,^the^ta^ble^indic^a^t^e^s^n/a⁽^{not a}^pplic^a^b^le⁾^f^o^r^the
^rⁱ^{od 1789 thr}^oug^{h 1970.}

CRS-10
Figure 1. Total Number of Record Votes, House of Representatives and Senate,

92^nd Congress - 108^th Congress, 1971-2004

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CRS-11
Figure 2. Total Number of Record Votes (Yea/Nay and Recorded), House of Representatives,^nd^th
by Session, 92 Congress - 108 Congress, 1971-2004

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CRS-12
Figure 3. Total Number of Record Votes, Senate, by Session,

92^nd Congress - 108^th Congress, 1971-2004

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