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Senate recorded vote (90th Congress) · March 26, 1968
H.R. 15414

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 15414, CONTINUING EXISTING EXCISE TAX RATES ON COMMUNICATION SERVICES AND AUTOMOBILES, AND TO EXPEDITE PAYMENTS OF ESTIMATED TAX BY CORPORATIONS. SAID AMENDMENT, OFFERED BY THE COMMITTEE, COMPRIS…

AmendmentTaxes & tariffs
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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. 15414

March 26, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT IN T… · 33–56 March 26, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT IN T… · 35–52 March 27, 1968 · TO TABLE THE HOLLINGS-THURMOND AMENDMENT TO T… · 35–54 March 27, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT TO H… · 55–31 March 27, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT TO H… · 18–74 March 27, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT TO H… · 57–35 March 27, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 15414 BY EXEMPTING INDIVIDUALS … · 5–86 March 28, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT TO H… · 38–44 March 28, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT TO H… · 50–32 March 28, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAM AMENDMENT TO H.… · 79–5 March 28, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT TO H… · 42–37 March 28, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT TO H… · 13–62 March 28, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT TO H… · 48–25 March 29, 1968 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY SEN. JAVITS … · 17–62 March 29, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT TO H… · 22–55 March 29, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT TO H… · 36–40 March 29, 1968 · TO AMEND THE SMATHERS-WILLIAMS AMENDMENT TO H… · 37–38 April 2, 1968 · TO AMEND H.R. 15414, BY PROVIDING REDUCTIONS … · 54–35 April 2, 1968 · TO PASS H.R. 15414. · 57–31 May 29, 1968 · TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES TO CUT FEDERAL EXPENDIT… · 137–259 June 20, 1968 · TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 15414,… · 268–150 June 21, 1968 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 15414, … · 64–16
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

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

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Virginia 1 yes, 0 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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