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Senate recorded vote (89th Congress) · August 5, 1966
H.R. 15119

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO AMENDED COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 15119, THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AMENDMENTS, BY REQUIRING THE STATE LAW TO PROVIDE (1) THAT A COVERED INDIVIDUAL MUST RECEIVE 50% OF HIS AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE OR …

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 H.R. 15119

June 22, 1966 · TO PASS H.R. 15119, THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANC… · 375–10 August 5, 1966 · TO AGREE TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 15119… · 44–39 August 5, 1966 · TO AGREE TO AMENDED COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.… · 38–44 August 5, 1966 · TO AMEND H.R. 15119, THE 1966 UNEMPLOYMENT IN… · 38–43 August 5, 1966 · TO AGREE TO ADJOURN UNTIL MONDAY, AUGUST 8. · 42–39 August 8, 1966 · TO TABLE WILLIAMS MOTION TO H.R. 15119, THE 1… · 43–36 August 8, 1966 · TO AGREE TO COMITTEE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC TO H.… · 47–39 August 8, 1966 · TO AGREE TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 15119… · 51–36 August 8, 1966 · TO AGREE TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 15119… · 51–36 August 8, 1966 · TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 151… · 36–51 August 8, 1966 · TO AMEND H.R. 15119, THE 1966 UNEMPLOYMENT IN… · 53–31 August 8, 1966 · TO AMEND H.R. 15119, THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURAN… · 45–36 August 8, 1966 · TO AGREE TO AMENDMENTS EN BLOC TO H.R. 15119,… · 51–34 August 8, 1966 · TO PASS H.R. 15119, THE UNEMPLOYEMENT INSURAN… · 53–31
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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