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Senate recorded vote (88th Congress) · June 15, 1964
H.R. 7152

Recorded vote

HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO REQUIRE A COURT FINDING, AFTER HEARING BOTH PARTIES, THAT AN AGGRIEVED PERSON IS UNABLE TO BRING SUIT TO DESEGREGATE PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SCHOOLS BEFORE THE ATTORNEY GEN. MAY FILE A S…

Bill actionCivil rights
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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 H.R. 7152

February 8, 1964 · H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ALBERT… · 220–175 February 10, 1964 · H.R. 7152. PASSAGE. · 290–130 February 26, 1964 · HR. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. MANSFIE… · 54–37 March 26, 1964 · HR. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. MANSFIE… · 67–17 March 26, 1964 · HR. 7152. MANSFIELD MOTION TO TABLE MORSE MO… · 49–34 April 4, 1964 · HR. 7152. MANSFIELD MOTION TO RECESS UNTIL M… · 27–14 May 6, 1964 · HR. 7152. MORTON AMEND. TO REQUIRE A JURY TR… · 45–45 May 6, 1964 · HR. 7152. DIRKSEN MOTION TO TABLE MANSFIELD … · 44–47 May 6, 1964 · HR. 7152. MANSFIELD MOTION TO RECONSIDER VOT… · 46–45 May 6, 1964 · HR. 7152. SECOND VOTE ON THE MORTON AMEND. · 45–46 May 6, 1964 · HR. 7152. COOPER AMEND. TO REQUIRE A JURY TR… · 19–74 June 9, 1964 · HR. 7152. MORTON AMEND. TO ENTITLE A DEFENDA… · 51–48 June 9, 1964 · HR. 7152. HICKENLOOPER AMEND. TO DELETE FROM… · 40–56 June 9, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO DELETE TITLE VII, … · 33–64 June 9, 1964 · HR. 7152. COTTON AMEND. TO EXEMPT SMALL BUSI… · 34–63 June 10, 1964 · HR. 7152. MANSFIELD DIRKSEN MOTION THAT THE … · 71–29 June 10, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO GUARANTEE THAT NO … · 49–48 June 10, 1964 · HR. 7152. RUSSELL AMEND. TO POSTPONE THE EFF… · 40–59 June 10, 1964 · HR. 7152. GORE AMEND. TO DELETE TITLE VI, CO… · 25–69 June 11, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO GUARANTEE THAT NO … · 80–16 June 11, 1964 · HR. 7152. COOPER AMEND. TO RAISE THE NUMBER … · 35–51 June 11, 1964 · HR. 7152. RULING BY THE CHAIR (STENNIS) THAT… · 33–48 June 11, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO DELETE THE ATTORNE… · 25–56 June 11, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO DELETE THE AUTHORI… · 34–47 June 11, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO DELETE THE PROVISI… · 31–51 June 11, 1964 · HR. 7152. LONG (LA.) AMEND. TO FORBID THE FE… · 24–66 June 11, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO OVERTURN ALL LAWS,… · 20–72 June 11, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO PREVENT ANYONE FRO… · 21–68 June 11, 1964 · HR. 7152. SMATHERS AMEND. TO BRING DISCRIMIN… · 28–63 June 11, 1964 · HR. 7152. TOWER AMEND. TO PERMIT EMPLOYERS T… · 38–49 June 11, 1964 · HR. 7152. MCCLELLAN AMEND. TO RAISE THE NUMB… · 22–60 June 12, 1964 · HR. 7152. STENNIS AMEND. TO MAKE IT A FEDERA… · 21–72 June 12, 1964 · HR. 7152. THURMOND AMEND. TO DELETE LANGUAGE… · 19–70 June 12, 1964 · HR. 7152. THURMOND AMEND. TO DELETE ALL AUTH… · 23–66 June 12, 1964 · HR. 7152. TOWER AMEND. TO VOID UNION SHOPS W… · 26–62 June 12, 1964 · HR. 7152. TOWER AMEND. TO MAKE THE EQUAL EMP… · 29–59 June 12, 1964 · HR. 7152. RUSSELL AMEND. TO DELAY ENACTMENT … · 22–67 June 12, 1964 · HR. 7152. SPARKMAN AMEND. TO EXEMPT FROM THE… · 25–60 June 12, 1964 · H.R. 7152. SPARKMAN AMEND. TO STIPULATE IN T… · 22–61 June 12, 1964 · H.R. 7152. THURMOND AMEND. TO EXEMPT FROM TH… · 21–57 June 12, 1964 · H.R. 7152. STENNIS AMEND. TO AUTHORIZE THE C… · 25–57 June 12, 1964 · H.R. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO REMOVE FROM THE C… · 19–62 June 13, 1964 · H.R. 7152. JOHNSTON AMEND. TO EXEMPT CHILD W… · 29–56 June 13, 1964 · H.R. 7152. TOWER AMEND. TO REQUIRE THAT MEMB… · 30–55 June 13, 1964 · H.R. 7152. HILL AMEND. TO EXEMPT FROM THE PU… · 26–58 June 13, 1964 · H.R. 7152. HILL AMEND TO REQUIRE THAT HEARIN… · 22–64 June 13, 1964 · H.R. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO DELETE TITLE I, C… · 16–69 June 13, 1964 · H.R. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO DELETE FROM TITLE… · 16–69 June 13, 1964 · HR. 7152. JOHNSTON AMEND. TO PROVIDE THAT WH… · 21–62 June 13, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO REMOVE THE PROVISI… · 18–67 June 13, 1964 · HR. 7152. RULING BY THE CHAIR (MUSKIE) THAT … · 67–20 June 15, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO DELETE PROVISIONS … · 23–62 June 15, 1964 · HR. 7152. BYRD (W. VA.) AMEND. TO DELETE ALL … · 23–63 June 15, 1964 · HR. 7152. RUSSELL AMEND. TO REMOVE THE SECTI… · 18–71 June 15, 1964 · HR. 7152. MCCLELLAN AMEND. TO PERMIT SOMEONE… · 30–61 June 15, 1964 · HR. 7152. JOHNSTON AMEND. TO DELETE ALL OF T… · 18–74 June 15, 1964 · HR. 7152. THURMOND AMEND. TO LIMIT THE COVER… · 30–61 June 15, 1964 · HR. 7152. SMATHERS AMEND. TO EXEMPT ALL BARB… · 30–61 June 15, 1964 · HR. 7152. THURMOND AMEND. TO DELETE THE ATTO… · 23–65 June 15, 1964 · HR. 7152. HILL AMEND. TO EXEMPT ESTABLISHMEN… · 17–68 June 15, 1964 · H.R. 7152. HILL AMEND. TO EXEMPT ESTABLISHME… · 21–62 June 15, 1964 · HR. 7152. MCCLELLAN AMEND. TO ADD LANGUAGE T… · 39–50 June 15, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO LIST A NUMBER OF G… · 29–56 June 15, 1964 · HR. 7152. THURMOND AMEND. TO ALLOW A COURT T… · 24–60 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. LONG (LA.) AMEND. TO EXEMPT PLACES… · 24–65 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO ADD DISCRIMINATION… · 27–67 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO PERMIT A TAXPAYER'… · 30–63 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO PROVIDE FOR TAXPAY… · 20–70 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. THURMOND AMEND. TO DELETE FROM THE… · 29–62 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. BYRD (W. VA.) AMEND. TO DELETE ALL… · 25–66 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. SPARKMAN AMEND. TO EXEMPT FROM THE… · 34–56 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. LONG (LA.) AMEND. TO INSERT THE WO… · 43–50 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. STENNIS AMEND. THAT WHEN THE ATTY.… · 37–56 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. THURMOND AMEND. TO PROHIBIT A DIST… · 24–68 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. ERVIN AMEND. TO REQUIRE THAT BEFOR… · 25–66 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. MCCLELLAN AMEND. TO BAR THE CIVIL … · 32–60 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. THURMOND AMEND. TO DELETE THE PROV… · 17–72 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. THURMOND AMEND. TO PERMIT ENFORCEM… · 19–70 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. FOUR AMENDS. BY ERVIN MAKING MINOR… · 22–67 June 16, 1964 · HR. 7152. THURMOND AMEND. TO INCLUDE DISCRIM… · 17–74
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 16 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 24 every one voted no; 10 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 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, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 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.

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

California 0 yes, 2 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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