To amend H.R. 228, a bill to grant an appropriation to finish three frigates; by appropriating a certain sum to be paid from revenue surplus, after satisfying c

On Feb 18, 1797, the House voted 59–25 (HR 228). Result: passed. By party: Others 59–25.

During the 4th Congress (1795–1796), George Washington was president.

Yes: 59
No: 25
Did not vote: 31
Date: Feb 18, 1797

By party

Others59 yes · 25 no · 31 didn’t vote

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Chauncey Goodrich O-CT
James Davenport O-CT
Nathaniel Smith O-CT
Roger Griswold O-CT
Samuel Whittlesey Dana O-CT
Dwight Foster O-MA
John Reed O-MA
Samuel Sewall O-MA
Theophilus Bradbury O-MA
Peleg Wadsworth O-MA
George Thacher O-MA
Samuel Smith O-MD
William Hindman O-MD
William Vans Murray O-MD
Abiel Foster O-NH
John Swanwick O-PA
Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg O-PA
George Ege O-PA
Thomas Hartley O-PA
Francis Malbone O-RI
William Loughton Smith O-SC
Robert Goodloe Harper O-SC
Josiah Parker O-VA
John Heath O-VA
Daniel Buck O-VT

Did not vote

Other votes

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