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Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress) · February 25, 1972
S. 659

Recorded vote

TO AMEND SEN. MONDALE'S AMENDMENT TO S. 659, SO AS TO BAR FEDERAL COURTS FROM ISSUING ORDERS TO REQUIRE BUSING OF SCHOOL CHILDREN ON BASIS OF RACE, RELIGION, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.

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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. 659

August 6, 1971 · TO SUSTAIN THE CHAIR'S DECISION WHEN IT RULED… · 50–32 August 6, 1971 · TO TABLE DOMINICK (R, COLO.) AMENDMENT TO S. … · 21–38 August 6, 1971 · TO AMEND DOMINICK AMENDMENT TO S. 659, BY STR… · 22–32 August 6, 1971 · TO PASS S. 659. · 51–0 February 24, 1972 · TO AMEND MONDALE (D, MINN) AMENDMENT TO S. 65… · 51–37 February 24, 1972 · TO AMEND MONDALE (D,MINN) AMENDMENT TO S. 659… · 50–38 February 25, 1972 · TO AMEND MONDALE (D,MINN) AMENDMENT TO S. 659… · 79–9 February 25, 1972 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER ROLE BY WHICH G… · 44–41 February 28, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL IN A… · 14–65 February 29, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 TO STATE THE SENSE OF THE CON… · 66–28 February 29, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 BY AGREEING TO THE MONDALE AM… · 48–49 February 29, 1972 · TO AMEND ALLEN (D, ALA) AMENDMENT TO S. 659 B… · 47–50 February 29, 1972 · TO AMEND (AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR ALLEN (D, ALA) … · 63–34 February 29, 1972 · TO AMEND, AS AMENDED BY SCOTT-MANSFIELD AMEND… · 66–29 February 29, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 TO PROVIDE A TEN-YEAR PLAN FO… · 29–65 February 29, 1972 · TO AMEND, AS A SUBSTITUTE TO BAKER (R, TENN) … · 29–62 February 29, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 BY POSTPONING EFFECTIVENESS O… · 43–49 February 29, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 SO AS TO STRIKE FROM THE BILL… · 48–42 March 1, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT FO… · 26–67 March 1, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRO… · 92–0 March 1, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 SO AS TO PROVIDE A STUDENT TH… · 31–63 March 1, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 SO AS TO GRANT THE RIGHT OF C… · 89–5 March 1, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 BY REQUIRING THE REPORT OF TH… · 29–63 March 1, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOLS UNDER… · 38–57 March 1, 1972 · TO AMEND S. 659 TO BAR FEDERAL COURTS FROM IS… · 47–48 March 1, 1972 · TO PASS THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO S. … · 88–6 March 8, 1972 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES TO IN… · 139–270 March 8, 1972 · TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES TO INSIST ON THE HOUSE … · 272–140 May 11, 1972 · TO TABLE MOTION TO INSTRUCT THE CONFEREES TO … · 126–273 May 11, 1972 · TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES TO INSIST ON HOUSE ANTI… · 275–125 May 23, 1972 · TO TABLE GRIFFIN (R, MICH) MOTION TO RECOMMIT… · 44–26 May 24, 1972 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 659. · 63–15 June 8, 1972 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 659, … · 218–180
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 17 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 19 every one voted no; 14 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, 2 no
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 1 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

California 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

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

South Dakota 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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