To amend S. 25, by striking out the ninth section; "that in case of removal, death, resignation, or inability, of both the President and vice President, the pre

On Feb 9, 1792, the House voted 32–22 (S 25). Result: passed. By party: Others 32–22.

During the 2nd Congress (1791–1792), George Washington was president.

Yes: 32
No: 22
Did not vote: 17
Date: Feb 9, 1792

By party

Others32 yes · 22 no · 17 didn’t vote

How each representative voted: Yes

Jonathan Sturges O-CT
John Vining O-DE
Anthony Wayne O-GA
Abraham Baldwin O-GA
Francis Willis O-GA
George Thacher O-MA
Philip Key O-MD
Joshua Seney O-MD
John Francis Mercer O-MD
Samuel Sterett O-MD
William Vans Murray O-MD
John Steele O-NC
Nathaniel Macon O-NC
John Baptista Ashe O-NC
Hugh Williamson O-NC
William Barry Grove O-NC
Jeremiah Smith O-NH
Nicholas Gilman O-NH
Thomas Tredwell O-NY
Thomas Fitzsimons O-PA
Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg O-PA
Israel Jacobs O-PA
Andrew Gregg O-PA
Thomas Sumter O-SC
Alexander White O-VA
John Brown O-VA
Andrew Moore O-VA
James Madison Jr. O-VA
Abraham Bedford Venable O-VA
John Page O-VA
Josiah Parker O-VA
William Branch Giles O-VA

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

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