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House recorded vote (91st Congress) · May 6, 1970
H.R. 17123

Recorded vote

TO RECOMMIT H.R. 17123, MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR 1971, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT IT BACK FORTHWITH WITH AMENDMENTS THAT CUT $550.3 MILLION IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.

Bill actionDefense & war
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
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. 17123

May 6, 1970 · TO PASS H.R. 17123. · 326–69 August 4, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123, FISCAL 1971 AUTHORIZATIO… · 77–0 August 12, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123, FISCAL 1971 AUTHORIZATIO… · 33–62 August 12, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123, BY STRIKING FROM THE BIL… · 47–52 August 13, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123, BY REQUIRING DEFENSE DEP… · 26–59 August 17, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123, BY ASSURING THAT WEAPONS… · 22–43 August 19, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 BY LIMITING EXPENDITURE O… · 45–53 August 19, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 SO AS TO PROHIBIT, WITH C… · 2–87 August 21, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 BY LENGTHENING PERMANENT … · 69–0 August 25, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN A… · 35–52 August 26, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE… · 22–62 August 26, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 SO AS TO PLACE ADDITIONAL… · 30–48 August 27, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE… · 33–48 August 27, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 BY PROHIBITING DISPOSAL O… · 82–1 August 28, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 SO AS TO REDUCE THE CEILI… · 31–42 August 28, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 BY STATING THE SENSE OF T… · 68–0 September 1, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 SO AS TO LIMIT TO 280,000… · 39–55 September 1, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 SO AS TO BAR USE OF FUNDS… · 22–71 September 1, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE PRIM… · 29–62 September 1, 1970 · TO AMEND H.R. 17123, RELATING TO THE JURISDIC… · 7–87 September 1, 1970 · TO PASS H.R. 17123. · 84–5 September 29, 1970 · TO ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 17123, MIL… · 341–11
The map

How each state's members voted

In 16 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 5 every one voted no; 28 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 4 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 17 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 7 yes, 3 no
  12. Michigan: 7 yes, 11 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 14 yes, 27 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 9 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 6 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 7 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 13 yes, 7 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 11 yes, 14 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 3 yes, 11 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 16 yes, 14 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 2 no
  29. Nebraska: 3 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 4 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 7 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 10 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 5 yes, 3 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 1 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 5 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 3 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 8 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 9 yes, 2 no
  42. South Carolina: 5 yes, 1 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 5 yes, 1 no
  45. Louisiana: 8 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 5 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 4 yes, 0 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 10 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 20 yes, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 8 yes, 3 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.

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

California 16 yes, 14 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 14 yes, 27 no

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

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 430 members

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