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Senate recorded vote (87th Congress) · May 28, 1962
S. 2965

Recorded vote

S. 2965. AMEND. TO EXCLUDE FROM THE TRIGGERING FORMULA FOR THE STANDBY PROGRAM ANY UNEMPLOYMENT CAUSED BY STRIKES.

Bill actionLabor & wages
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The question

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

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The tally

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

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The people

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

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
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. The original text lives in the printed Statutes at Large and the Journals of Congress.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on S. 2965

May 28, 1962 · S. 2965. STANDBY PUBLIC WORKS ACT OF 1962: … · 70–4 May 28, 1962 · S. 2965. AMEND. TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATION O… · 43–32 May 28, 1962 · S. 2965. AMEND. TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATION O… · 37–36 May 28, 1962 · S. 2965. MOTION TO TABLE KERR MOTION TO RECO… · 38–35 May 28, 1962 · S. 2965. AMEND. TO RAISE FROM 5 TO 6 PERCENT… · 21–56 May 28, 1962 · S. 2965. AMEND. TO PROVIDE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM … · 33–43 May 28, 1962 · S. 2965. AMEND. TO ELIMINATE $750,000,000 ST… · 34–44 May 28, 1962 · S. 2965. PASSAGE. · 44–32 September 10, 1962 · S. 2965. PUBLIC WORKS ACCELERATION ACT. COO… · 30–38 September 10, 1962 · S. 2965. KERR MOTION THAT SENATE AGREE TO HO… · 45–22
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

Alabama 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

California 0 yes, 2 no

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

Indiana 0 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

North Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Wisconsin 0 yes, 2 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 100 members

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