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Senate recorded vote (89th Congress) · August 17, 1966
H.R. 15941

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED RUSSELL-SALTONSTALL AMENDMENT TO H.R. 15941, THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS, THAT AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT TO ORDER ANY MEMBER OF THE READY RESERVE, WITHOUT HIS CONSENT, WHO DID NOT SERVE ON…

Bill actionDefense & war
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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. 15941

July 20, 1966 · TO PASS H.R. 15941, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APP… · 393–1 August 16, 1966 · TO TABLE CLARK MOTION TO H.R. 15941, FISCAL 1… · 84–5 August 17, 1966 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE RUSSELL-SALT… · 26–62 August 18, 1966 · TO AMEND H.R. 15941, THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIO… · 18–69 August 18, 1966 · TO AMEND H.R. 15941, THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIO… · 43–43 August 18, 1966 · TO AMEND H.R. 15941, THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIO… · 14–73 August 18, 1966 · TO AMEND H.R. 15941, THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIO… · 38–45 August 18, 1966 · TO PASS H.R. 15941, THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATION… · 86–0 August 25, 1966 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 159… · 383–1 August 25, 1966 · TO INSIST UPON DISAGREEMENT TO SENATE AMENDME… · 378–3 October 11, 1966 · TO RECEDE AND CONCUR WITH AN AMENDMENT IN SEN… · 305–42
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 29 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 7 every one voted no; 13 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 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: 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

Texas 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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