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Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress) · August 5, 1971
S. 382

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 382 BY STRIKING SECTION REQUIRING BROADCAST AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA TO CHARGE THE LOWEST UNIT CHARGE FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME OR SPACE.

AmendmentTechnology & communications
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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. 382

August 3, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 382, A BILL TO PROMOTE FAIR PRACT… · 89–2 August 3, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 382 BY PROVIDING THAT BROADCASTIN… · 71–21 August 3, 1971 · TO TABLE MATHIAS AMENDMENT TO S. 382; SAID AM… · 51–40 August 3, 1971 · TO TABLE PACKWOOD AMENDMENT TO S. 382; SAID A… · 48–43 August 4, 1971 · TO TABLE MODIFIED MATHIAS AMENDMENT TO S 382,… · 33–58 August 4, 1971 · TO TABLE MODIFIED HARTKE AMENDMENT TO S. 382,… · 74–17 August 4, 1971 · TO TABLE MODIFIED DOMINICK AMENDMENT TO S. 38… · 56–38 August 5, 1971 · TO TABLE PACKWOOD AMENDMENT TO S. 382; SAID A… · 73–10 August 5, 1971 · TO TABLE PACKWOOD AMENDMENT TO S. 382; SAID A… · 53–30 August 5, 1971 · TO TABLE PACKWOOD AMENDMENT TO S. 382, WHICH … · 60–28 August 5, 1971 · TO TABLE PACKWOOD AMENDMENT TO S. 382, BARRIN… · 46–42 August 5, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 382 BY ALLOWING AN ADDITIONAL $60… · 30–61 August 5, 1971 · TO PASS S. 382. · 88–2 January 19, 1972 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 382, … · 334–20
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 10 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 25 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, 1 no
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 1 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

California 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

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

New York 1 yes, 0 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

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

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

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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