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Senate recorded vote (90th Congress) · May 21, 1968
S. 917

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 917, BY SUBSTITUTING FOR TITLE II LANGUAGE PROVIDING FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IMPACT OF COURT DECISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. TITLE II PERTAINS TO ADMISSIBILITY OF CONFESSION…

AmendmentCourts & justice
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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 S. 917

May 13, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917, THE PROPOSED SAFE STREETS AN… · 61–9 May 14, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917 BY REQUIRING SENATE CONFIRMAT… · 72–0 May 14, 1968 · TO AGREE TO THAT PORTION OF A PERCY AMENDMENT… · 29–47 May 14, 1968 · TO AGREE TO THAT PORTION OF A PERCY AMENDMENT… · 40–38 May 16, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917, BY ADDING LONG GUN COVERAGE … · 29–53 May 16, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917 BY ADDING LONG GUN COVERAGE T… · 29–54 May 16, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917 BY REQUIRING A BUYER THROUGH … · 28–52 May 16, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917 BY IMPOSING AN ABSOLUTE PROHI… · 30–47 May 16, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917 BY OFFERING A SUBSTITUTE TITL… · 37–45 May 21, 1968 · TO AGREE TO THE FIRST DIVISION OF AN AMENDMEN… · 29–55 May 21, 1968 · TO AGREE TO THE SECOND DIVISION OF AN AMENDME… · 26–58 May 21, 1968 · TO AGREE TO THE 4TH DIVISION OF AN AMENDMENT … · 52–32 May 21, 1968 · TO AGREE TO PART I OF THE FIFTH DIVISION OF A… · 21–63 May 21, 1968 · TO AGREE TO PART 2 OF THE 5TH DIVISION OF AN … · 51–30 May 21, 1968 · TO AGREE TO THE 6TH DIVISION OF AN AMENDMENT … · 54–27 May 22, 1968 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO S. 917 WHICH AMENDME… · 63–18 May 22, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917, BY REMOVING LANGUAGE ALLOWIN… · 21–61 May 22, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917 BY ELIMINATING LANGUAGE THAT … · 18–60 May 23, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917, BY ALLOWING EMERGENCY SETTIN… · 37–44 May 23, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917 BY LIMITING TITLE III ON WIRE… · 20–60 May 23, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917 BY STRIKING FORM THE BILL ALL… · 12–68 May 23, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917 BY LIMITING OPERATION OF TITL… · 23–56 May 23, 1968 · TO TABLE DIRKSEN'S "BLOCK GRANTS" AMENDMENT T… · 30–48 May 23, 1968 · TO AMEND THE DIRKSEN BLOCK GRANTS AMENDMENT B… · 33–44 May 23, 1968 · TO AMEND TITLE I OF S. 917 BY PROVIDING THAT … · 48–29 May 23, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917 BY PROVIDING LANGUAGE AUTHORI… · 27–49 May 23, 1968 · TO AMEND S. 917 BY PROVIDING THAT THERE ARE N… · 24–51
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 13 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 22 every one voted no; 15 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 1 no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 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.

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

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

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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