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House recorded vote (93rd Congress) · August 6, 1974
H.R. 16243

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 16243 BY REDUCING FUNDS FOR ASSISTANCE TO SOUTH VIETNAM MILITARY FORCES.

AmendmentDefense & war
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
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. Bill metadata: Congress.gov.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.R. 16243

August 6, 1974 · TO AMEND H.R. 16243, FISCAL 1975 APPROPRIATIO… · 182–219 August 6, 1974 · TO AMEND H.R. 16243 BY STRIKING FUNDS FOR THE… · 214–186 August 6, 1974 · TO AMEND H.R. 16243 BY STRIKING FUNDS FOR RES… · 69–328 August 6, 1974 · TO AMEND H.R. 16243 BY SETTING AN $81.2 BILLI… · 178–216 August 6, 1974 · TO PASS H.R. 16243. · 350–43 August 21, 1974 · TO AMEND H.R. 16243, FISCAL 1975 APPROPRIATIO… · 21–71 August 21, 1974 · TO AMEND H.R. 16243 BY REDUCING FROM $700 MIL… · 44–47 August 21, 1974 · TO AMEND H.R. 16243 BY REDUCING BY APPROXIMAT… · 37–55 August 21, 1974 · TO PASS H.R. 16243 · 86–5 September 23, 1974 · TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON A MOTION TO… · 228–125 September 23, 1974 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 162… · 293–59
The map

How each state's members voted

In 14 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 7 every one voted no; 26 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 6 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 7 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 9 yes, 10 no, 5 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 4 yes, 5 no
  12. Michigan: 9 yes, 6 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 21 yes, 12 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 12 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 3 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 5 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 3 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 17 yes, 6 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 18 yes, 7 no
  24. New Jersey: 10 yes, 5 no
  25. Connecticut: 6 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 26 yes, 14 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 4 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 3 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 4 yes, 0 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 3 yes, 4 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 6 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 4 no
  39. Arkansas: 3 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 3 yes, 5 no
  41. North Carolina: 8 yes, 3 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 6 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 6 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 4 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 6 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 8 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 8 yes, 14 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 7 yes, 7 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 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Arizona 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 26 yes, 14 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

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

New York 21 yes, 12 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

Oregon 3 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

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

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

West Virginia 2 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 435 members

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