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Senate recorded vote (100th Congress) · September 29, 1988
H.R. 1720

Recorded vote

TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON HR 1720, FAMILY WELFARE REFORM ACT, A BILL TO REQUIRE STATES TO REINFORCE WORK CHILD SUPPORT AND NEED BASED FAMILY SUPPORT SUPPLEMENTS AND TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO HELP AVOID …

Bill actionSocial security & welfare
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. Bill metadata: Congress.gov.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.R. 1720

December 15, 1987 · TO ADOPT THE RULE H RES 331 TO PROVIDE FOR HO… · 213–206 December 16, 1987 · TO AMEND HR 1720, FAMILY WELFARE REFORM, TO R… · 336–87 December 16, 1987 · TO PASS HR 1720, FAMILY WELFARE REFORM, A BIL… · 230–194 June 16, 1988 · TO PASS HR 1720, FAMILY SECURITY ACT OF 1988,… · 93–3 July 7, 1988 · TO INSTRUCT THE HOUSE CONFEREES ON HR 1720, F… · 227–168 September 16, 1988 · TO INSTRUCT THE HOUSE CONFEREES ON HR 1720, W… · 249–130 September 30, 1988 · TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON HR 1720, W… · 347–53
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 49 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 0 every one voted no; 1 was split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 2 yes, 0 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Arkansas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 2 yes, 0 no

Iowa 2 yes, 0 no

Illinois 2 yes, 0 no

Indiana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no

Nevada 2 yes, 0 no

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

Texas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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