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Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress) · September 8, 1972
H.R. 14370

Recorded vote

TO TABLE KENNEDY (D, MASS) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14370. KENNEDY AMENDMENT ADDS A NEW TITLE PROVIDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A VOTER REGISTRATION ADMINISTRATION.

Bill action
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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. 14370

June 22, 1972 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 14370 TO THE COMMITTEE ON WA… · 157–241 June 22, 1972 · TO PASS H.R. 14370. · 275–122 September 6, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14370, PROPOSED STATE AND LOCAL… · 24–61 September 6, 1972 · TO AMEND HARTKE (D, IND) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14… · 86–0 September 6, 1972 · TO TABLE HARTKE (D, IND) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14… · 28–56 September 6, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14370. (SEE ROLL CALL 395) · 58–26 September 6, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14370 SO AS TO PROHIBIT USE OF … · 26–56 September 6, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14370 SO AS TO MAKE REQUIREMENT… · 27–54 September 7, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14370 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT FUN… · 34–49 September 7, 1972 · TO TABLE HUMPHREY (D, MINN) AMENDMENT TO H.R.… · 46–39 September 8, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14370 BY LIMITING THE PROGRAM T… · 14–62 September 8, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14370 SO AS TO DELETE FROM THE … · 6–70 September 8, 1972 · TO TABLE KENNEDY (D, MASS) AMENDMENT TO H.R. … · 52–24 September 8, 1972 · TO TABLE TAFT (R, OHIO) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 143… · 53–24 September 8, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14370 SO AS TO PROVIDE A "TAX C… · 6–55 September 11, 1972 · TO TABLE CHURCH (D, IDAHO) AMENDMENT TO H.R. … · 56–21 September 11, 1972 · TO TABLE NELSON (D, WISC) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1… · 60–23 September 11, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14370 SO AS TO REQUIRE, AS A CO… · 8–75 September 11, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14370 BY STRIKING FROM THE BILL… · 18–67 September 11, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14370 BY ADDING A NEW SECTION P… · 27–57 September 12, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14570 BY PROVIDING A $600 MILLI… · 59–29 September 12, 1972 · TO TABLE TAFT (R, OHIO) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 143… · 60–30 September 12, 1972 · TO AMEND H.R. 14370 BY PROVIDING ALLOCATION O… · 32–59 September 12, 1972 · TO TABLE TAFT (R, OHIO) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 143… · 60–28 September 12, 1972 · TO PASS H.R. 14370. · 64–20 October 12, 1972 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 143… · 266–110 October 12, 1972 · TO RECEDE AND CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT NO. … · 281–86 October 13, 1972 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 14370, … · 59–19
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

Arkansas 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oklahoma 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

Washington 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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