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Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress) · October 6, 1971
H.R. 8687

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY BARRING USE OF FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES OF U.S. FORCES IN SOUTH VIETNAM AFTER DATE ESTABLISHED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF FORCES BY "END THE WAR AMENDMENT".

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 H.R. 8687

June 16, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687, MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTH… · 129–267 June 16, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY STRIKING OUT $370.2 MIL… · 97–307 June 16, 1971 · TO AMEND PIKE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8687, REDUCIN… · 135–258 June 16, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY LIMITING AUTHORIZATION … · 118–278 June 17, 1971 · TO AMEND (IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE AMEND… · 81–327 June 17, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY PROHIBITING THE EXPENDI… · 158–254 June 17, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY CUTTING OFF FUNDS TO SU… · 147–237 June 17, 1971 · TO PASS H.R. 8687. · 331–58 September 13, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687, MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTH… · 21–55 September 22, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687, MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTH… · 35–45 September 23, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY STRIKING SECTION WHICH … · 36–46 September 23, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY PROVIDING FOR THE PRESI… · 26–58 September 24, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY CALLING FOR PLACEMENT I… · 12–39 September 28, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY CALLING FOR A STUDY BY … · 28–54 September 28, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY DELETING $23.7 MILLION … · 40–40 September 29, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY REDUCING AUTHORIZATIONS… · 44–42 September 29, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY DELETING AUTHORIZATION … · 28–61 September 29, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY BARRING USE OF FUNDS FO… · 21–64 September 30, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY REDUCING FUNDS FOR RESE… · 42–51 September 30, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY DECLARING POLICY OF THE… · 57–38 September 30, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY DELETING PROVISION ON I… · 45–43 September 30, 1971 · TO TABLE SCOTT (R, PA.) MOTION TO RECONSIDER … · 36–40 September 30, 1971 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE THAT ADOPTED FULBRIGHT… · 39–38 October 4, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL PA… · 65–4 October 4, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY LIMITING FUNDS WHICH MA… · 67–11 October 5, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY PROVIDING FOR THE CESSA… · 19–64 October 5, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY AUTHORIZING FUNDS TO CO… · 17–66 October 5, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY AUTHORIZING FUNDS FOR R… · 12–68 October 6, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY, GIVING THE PRESIDENT D… · 38–44 October 6, 1971 · TO TABLE MATHIAS (R, MD.) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8… · 34–54 October 6, 1971 · TO AMEND H.R. 8687 BY PROVIDING THAT COMPARAB… · 60–27 October 6, 1971 · TO PASS H.R. 8687. · 82–4 October 19, 1971 · TO MOVE THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE MOTION T… · 215–193 October 19, 1971 · TO MOVE TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES NOT TO AGREE TO… · 192–216 November 10, 1971 · TO AGREE TO THE LANGUAGE OF SECTION 503 (LANG… · 251–100 November 11, 1971 · TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND CLEAR FOR … · 65–19
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

California 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

Select any member to pull their file.