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Senate recorded vote (90th Congress) · November 29, 1967
H.R. 7977

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 7977, BY CARRYING OUT AN EXECUTIVE ORDER OF SEPT. 20, 1966, WHICH PROVIDES THAT WHENEVER THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH EXCEEDS THE NUMBER EMPLOYED …

AmendmentBudget & spending
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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. 7977

October 11, 1967 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 7977, POSTAL REVENUE AND FED… · 199–211 October 11, 1967 · TO PASS H.R. 7977, POSTAL REVENUE AND FEDERAL… · 319–89 November 28, 1967 · TO AMEND H.R. 7977, THE POSTAL REVENUE AND FE… · 36–39 November 29, 1967 · TO AMEND H.R. 7977, BY REQUIRING VOUCHERS CER… · 37–47 November 29, 1967 · TO AMEND H.R. 7977, BY PROVIDING FOR A PROCED… · 64–24 November 29, 1967 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 7977. · 5–83 November 29, 1967 · TO AMEND H.R. 7977,BY PROVIDING THAT THE SALA… · 26–61 November 29, 1967 · TO AMEND H.R. 7977, BY MAKING THE CEILING OF … · 27–61 November 29, 1967 · TO AMEND H.R. 7977, BY PROVIDING A SUBSTITUTE… · 44–46 November 29, 1967 · TO AMEND H.R. 7977, BY ESTABLISHING RATES OF … · 52–38 November 29, 1967 · TO AMEND H.R. 7977, BY SUBSTITUTING A DIFFERE… · 27–64 November 29, 1967 · TO AMEND H.R. 7977, BY AUTHORIZING OPTIONAL I… · 79–7 November 29, 1967 · TO PASS H.R. 7977, THE POSTAL REVENUE AND FED… · 85–2 December 11, 1967 · TO RECEDE AND CONCUR WITH THE SENATE IN THE S… · 327–62 December 12, 1967 · TO CONCUR IN THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE SENAT… · 72–0
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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