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President James Madison's Record on Roll Call Votes in the 12th Senate
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This page compiles President James Madison's record on U.S. Senate roll call votes. Presidents do not vote in the Senate, but they may show what side they're on. This data is part of a larger project to identify the policy preferences of all U.S. Presidents.
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Vote#Description (Highlights are coding aids) asc / dscBill/ResPres "Vote"Pres NotesMore info 
s12v1TO REFER THE NOMINATION OF JAMES MONROE AS SECRETARY OF STATE TO A SELECT COMMITTEE. (P. 187, 189).14,18111Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v19TO RATIFY THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE CHEROKEE NATION OF INDIANS MADE AND CONCLUDED AT CHICKAMOGGA ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER..10,18121Yea vote
Treaty
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s12v168TO PASS THE RESOLUTION PROVIDING THAT THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THORNTON POSEY, TO BE A MAJOR OF INFANTRY..16,18131Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v152TO PASS THE RESOLUTION PROVIDING THAT THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF JONATHAN W. SHAW AS A SURGEON IN THE ELEVENTH INFANTRY REGIMENT..3,18131Yea vote
Nominee
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s12v175TO PASS S. 59.S1Yea vote
Signed March 3, 1813
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s12v10TO PASS S. 5 (2 STAT. L. 669, 12/24/1811), A BILL FOR COMPLETING THE EXISTING MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.S1Yea vote
req 120002
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s12v123TO PASS S. 46, (2 STAT 789, 1/2/1813), A BILL REMITTING FINES, FORFIETURES AND PENALTIES IN CERTAIN CASES.S1Yea vote
Req 120032
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s12v58TO PASS S. 22, (2 STAT. 708, 4/14/1812), A BILL ENLARGING THE LIMITS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. (P. 194)S1Yea vote
Signed April14, 1812
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s12v53TO PASS H.R. 62, (2 STAT. 705, 4/10/1812), A BILL AUTHORIZING A DETACHMENT FROM THE MILITIA OF THE UNITED STATES.HR1Yea vote
Req 120005
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s12v189TO PASS H.R. 240.HR1Yea vote
Signed March 3, 1813
Voteview
 
s12v160TO PASS H.R. 231.HR1Yea vote
Signed Feb. 8, 1813
Voteview
 
s12v181TO PASS H.R. 230.HR1Yea vote
Signed Feb. 25, 1813
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s12v20TO PASS H.R. 22, (2 STAT. 674, 1/14/1812), A BILL AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ORDNANCE AND ORDNANCE STORES, CAMP EQUIPMENT AND OTHER QUARTERMASTER STORES AND SMALL ARMS. (P. 99)HR1Yea vote
Signed Jan. 14, 1812
Voteview
 
s12v144TO PASS H.R. 215.HR1Yea vote
Req 120023
Voteview
 
s12v93TO PASS H.R. 184. (P. 297)HR1Yea vote
Req 120020
Voteview
 
s12v61TO PASS H.R. 183. (P. 203)HR1Yea vote
Signed April 14, 1812
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s12v54TO PASS H.R. 181, (2 STAT. 704, 4/8/1812), A BILL SUPPLEMENTING AN ACT TO RAISE AN ADDITIONAL MILITARY FORCE PASSED ON JAN. 11, 1812. (P. 193)HR1Yea vote
Signed April 8, 1812
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s12v48TO PASS H.R. 180. (P. 189)HR1Yea vote
Req 120018
Voteview
 
s12v112TO PASS H.R. 177, (2 STAT 785, 7/6/1812), A BILL SUPPLEMENTING AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT AND ORGANIZE CERTAIN VOLUNTEER MILITARY CORPS. (P. 318)HR1Yea vote
Req 120004
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s12v115TO PASS H.R. 175, (2 STAT 784, 7/6/1812), A BILL MAKING FURTHER PROVISIONS FOR THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES.HR1Yea vote
Req 120022
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s12v95TO PASS H.R. 148, (2 STAT 759, 6/26/1812) A BILL CONCERNING LETTERS OF MARQUE, PRIZES AND PRIZE GOODS. (P. 303)HR1Yea vote
Signed June 26, 1812
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s12v98TO PASS H.R. 145 (2 STAT 766, 6/30/1812), A BILL AUTHORIZING THE ISSUING OF TREASURY NOTES. (P. 305)HR1Yea vote
Signed June 30, 1812
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s12v105TO PASS H.R. 128. (P. 311)HR1Yea vote
Signed July 1, 1812
Voteview
 
s12v204TO ORDER THIRD READING OF H.R. 170, A BILL SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE ACTS ON UNIFORM RULE OF NATURALIZATION.HR1Yea vote
Req 120035
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s12v122TO ORDER ENGROSSMENT OF S. 45, (2 STAT 789, 1/2/1813), A BILL INCREASING THE UNITED STATES NAVY.S1Yea vote
Req 120030
Voteview
 
s12v33TO CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF WILLIAM WILKINS AS LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF INFANTRY. (P. 225, 237).16,18121Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v75TO CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF WILLIAM WHITE AS COMMISSIONER OF LOANS FOR THE UNITED STATES IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. (P. 268, 272)271,8121Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v55TO CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF WILLIAM HULL AS BRIGADIER GENERAL IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. (P. 243, 245).8,18121Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v191TO CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF WADE HAMPTON TO BE A MAJOR-GENERAL..1,18131Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v51TO CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF MORGAN LEWIS AS QUARTERMASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. (P. 242, 244).4,18121Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v3TO CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF JOHN R. FENWICK TO BE LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT OF LIGHT ARTILLERY. (P. 191, 193).2,18111Yea vote
Nominee
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s12v116TO CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF JOHN P. BOYD TO BE A BRIGADIER GENERAL..10,18121Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v22TO CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF HENRY DEARBORN AS MAJOR GENERAL IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. (P. 206, 207).27,18121Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v56TO CONSENT TO THE NOMINATION OF AUGUSTUS PORTER AS NAVY AGENT AT NIAGARA AND ITS VICINITY. (P. 243, 245).8,18121Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v192TO CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM R. DAVY TO BE A MAJOR-GENERAL..1,18131Yea vote
Nominee
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s12v194TO CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM H. HARRISON OF THE INDIANA TERRITORY TO MAJOR GENERAL..1,18131Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v201TO CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THOMAS POSEY TO BE GOVERNOR OF THE INDIANA TERRITORY..3,18131Yea vote
Nominee
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s12v132TO CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF JOHN ARMSTRONG TO BE SECRETARY OF WAR..13,18131Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v190TO CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF JAMES WILKINSON TO BE A MAJOR-GENERAL..1,18131Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v195TO CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF AARON OGDEN, TO THE RANK OF MAJOR GENERAL..1,18131Yea vote
Nominee
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s12v17TO AGREE TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO S. 6, WHICH AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT COMMISSIONED OFFICERS FOR SIX ONLY OF THE SAID REGIMENTS SHALL BE APPOINTED UNTIL THREE-FOURTHS OF THE PRIVATES REQUISITE TO COMPLETE SUCH SIX REGIMENTS HAVE BEEN ENLISTED, S1Yea vote
req 120003
Voteview
 
s12v193TO ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MORGAN LEWIS, AS A QUARTERMASTER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY..1,18131Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v2TO ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF JAMES MONROE AS SECRETARY OF STATE. (P. 187, 192).25,18111Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v111TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION THAT THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF ISAAC A. COLES AS COLONEL OF INFANTRY IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. (P. 284, 287)Y5,18121Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v117TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION PROVIDING THAT THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF JOHN CHANDLER AS BRIGADIER GENERAL..13,18121Yea vote
Nominee
Voteview
 
s12v9TO ADHERE TO THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 8. (P. 31)HR1Yea vote
Signed Dec. 21, 1811
Voteview
 

Notes:
  • Highlighted words in vote descriptions are just are coding aids.
  • Pres Votes: 1 (Yea) 6 (Nay) 9 (Not voting, not shown)






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