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Senate recorded vote (90th Congress) · March 8, 1968
H.R. 2516

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 2516 BY SUBSTITUTING THE ERVIN AMENDMENT NO. 506 FOR THE MODIFIED DIRKSEN SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT NO. 554. THE ERVIN AMENDMENT WOULD ELIMINATE FAIR-HOUSING PROVISIONS AND ANY RACIAL FACTORS IN CIVIL…

AmendmentCivil 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. 2516

August 16, 1967 · TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALT… · 327–93 February 6, 1968 · TO TABLE ERVIN AMENDMENT NO. 505 TO H.R. 2516… · 54–29 February 20, 1968 · TO CLOSE DEBATE (CLOTURE) ON H.R. 2516, A BIL… · 55–37 February 21, 1968 · TO TABLE SEN. MONDALE'S AMENDMENT NO. 524 TO … · 34–58 February 26, 1968 · TO CLOSE DEBATE (CLOTURE) ON H.R. 2516. · 56–36 February 28, 1968 · TO TABLE MODIFIED MONDALE AMENDMENT NO. 524 T… · 83–5 March 1, 1968 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON MODIFIED DIRKSEN AMENDMENT… · 59–35 March 4, 1968 · TO CLOSE DEBATE (CLOTURE) ON MODIFIED DIRKSEN… · 65–32 March 4, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516 BY EXEMPTING FROM FAIR HOU… · 38–56 March 4, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R.2516, BY BARRING COURT ACTION WH… · 33–58 March 5, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516, BY MODIFYING THE ANTI-RIO… · 82–13 March 5, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516, BY PROVIDING THAT EXEMPTI… · 43–48 March 5, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516 BY EXTENDING PROTECTION OF… · 48–42 March 5, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516, BY EXCEPTING FROM TITLE I… · 52–37 March 6, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516 BY EXEMPTING FROM THE OPEN… · 84–8 March 6, 1968 · TO TABLE PROPOSITION 1 OF CHAPTER ON CIVIL DI… · 48–47 March 6, 1968 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY W… · 49–44 March 6, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516, BY ADOPTING PROPOSITION 2… · 72–23 March 6, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516 BY ADOPTING PROPOSITION 3 … · 27–64 March 6, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516 BY ADOPTING PROPOSITION 6 … · 62–21 March 7, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516 BY PROVIDING THAT SINGLE F… · 48–45 March 8, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516 BY MAKING IT A FEDERAL OFF… · 18–67 March 8, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516 BY REQUIRING THAT THREAT O… · 31–57 March 8, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516, BY PROVIDING THAT DISCRIM… · 13–73 March 8, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516, BY REQUIRING THAT ANY PRO… · 29–51 March 8, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516 BY PROVIDING THAT WHEN AN … · 35–48 March 8, 1968 · ON SEN. ERVIN'S APPEAL FROM THE CHAIR'S RULIN… · 28–54 March 8, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 2516 BY ADDING 6 NEW TITLES ON … · 81–0 March 8, 1968 · TO ADOPT A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT, IN THE NATURE… · 61–19 March 11, 1968 · TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIM… · 71–20
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 11 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 35 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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.

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

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

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

New Hampshire 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Oklahoma 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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