To recede from the house amendment to S. 25 which would place the secretary of state first in succession to the presidency after the vice President. (p. 417)

On Feb 21, 1792, the House voted 31–24 (S 25). Result: passed. By party: Others 31–24.

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

Yes: 31
No: 24
Did not vote: 16
Date: Feb 21, 1792

By party

Others31 yes · 24 no · 16 didn’t vote

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Jonathan Sturges O-CT
John Vining O-DE
Anthony Wayne O-GA
Abraham Baldwin O-GA
Francis Willis O-GA
George Thacher O-MA
Joshua Seney O-MD
Samuel Sterett O-MD
Nathaniel Macon O-NC
Hugh Williamson O-NC
William Barry Grove O-NC
Jeremiah Smith O-NH
Nicholas Gilman O-NH
Thomas Tredwell O-NY
Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg 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
Samuel Griffin O-VA

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To recede from the house amendment to S. 25…: House Vote, Feb 21, 1792,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/2-H-22/to-recede-from-the-house-amendment-to-s-25 (accessed 2026-10-17).