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Senate recorded vote (91st Congress) · August 7, 1969
S. 2546

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 2546, BY ESTABLISHING BY LAW A REPORTING SYSTEM ON MAJOR DEFENSE CONTRACTS WITH THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

AmendmentDefense & war
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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. 2546

August 6, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546, FISCAL 1970 AUTHORIZATIONS … · 11–89 August 6, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546 BY PROVIDING THAT FUNDS CONT… · 50–50 August 6, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546 BY PROVIDING THAT FUNDS AUTH… · 49–51 August 7, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546 BY PERMITTING CONTINUATION O… · 27–70 August 7, 1969 · TO TABLE THE SCHWEIKER AMENDMENT TO S. 2546, … · 44–51 August 7, 1969 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 46–45 August 11, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546, FISCAL 1970 AUTHORIZATIONS … · 91–0 August 11, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546 BY REDUCING FROM $100 MILLIO… · 94–0 August 12, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546, FISCAL 1970 AUTHORIZATIONS … · 49–44 September 9, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546, BY REDUCING BY $533 MILLION… · 23–64 September 9, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546 BY REQUIRING DISCLOSURE FOR … · 90–0 September 12, 1969 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY SEN. MONDALE… · 51–34 September 12, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546, BY PROHIBITING EXPENDITURE … · 7–75 September 12, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546 BY ADDING A NEW SECTION CALL… · 84–0 September 16, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546, BY REDUCING FROM $95 MILLIO… · 32–56 September 16, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546, BY PROVIDING THAT NO FUNDS … · 85–0 September 17, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546, BY PROVIDING THAT SUPPORT T… · 86–0 September 17, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546, BY DIRECTING COMPTROLLER-GE… · 85–0 September 17, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546, BY SETTING TROOP LEVEL FOR … · 71–10 September 18, 1969 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT OFFERED BY SEN. HARTKE … · 63–23 September 18, 1969 · TO AMEND S. 2546, BY CREATING A 15-MEMBER COM… · 22–63 September 18, 1969 · TO PASS S. 2546. · 81–5 November 6, 1969 · TO ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2546, FISCAL… · 58–9
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 17 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 17 every one voted no; 16 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 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, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 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: 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.

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

California 0 yes, 2 no

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

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

Tennessee 0 yes, 1 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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