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Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress) · December 1, 1971
S. 2891

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 2891 BY LIMITING TO APRIL 30, 1972, THE PERIOD FOR WAGE CONTROLS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

AmendmentLabor & wages
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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. 2891

November 29, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891, EXTENDING PRESIDENTIAL AUTH… · 76–2 November 30, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY EXTENDING TERMS OF THE AC… · 14–74 November 30, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT T… · 15–74 November 30, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY REQUIRING RATES OF MAJOR … · 18–70 November 30, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY MAKING MANDATORY THE AWAR… · 23–65 November 30, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY REQUIRING CONFIDENTIALITY… · 35–53 November 30, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY REQUIRING PRESIDENT TO RE… · 88–1 November 30, 1971 · TO TABLE TAFT (R, OHIO) AMENDMENT TO S. 2891 … · 58–29 November 30, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY EXEMPTING THE PRESS AND O… · 45–40 November 30, 1971 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 40–44 November 30, 1971 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH CRANSTON AMEN… · 48–38 November 30, 1971 · TO TABLE THE CRANSTON AMENDMENT TO S. 2891. · 44–42 November 30, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY PROVIDING THAT INCREASED … · 82–0 November 30, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY REQUIRING SENATE CONFIRMA… · 72–6 December 1, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL P… · 85–0 December 1, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY EXEMPTING FROM WAGE AND P… · 11–79 December 1, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY EXEMPTING FROM WAGE AND P… · 26–62 December 1, 1971 · TO AMEND S. 2891 BY EXEMPTING FROM WAGE AND P… · 36–54 December 1, 1971 · TO AMEND IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE CRANST… · 40–51 December 1, 1971 · TO AMEND CRANSTON AMENDMENT TO S. 2891 BY REM… · 17–71 December 1, 1971 · TO ADOPT CRANSTON AMENDMENT TO S. 2891. · 50–36 December 1, 1971 · TO PASS S. 2891. · 86–4
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 15 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 24 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 1 yes, 1 no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 1 no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 1 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 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Utah 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

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