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House recorded vote (93rd Congress) · August 15, 1974

H.R. 12859

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 12859 BY MAKING ORGANIZED AREAS WITH A POPULATION OF 2 MILLION OR MORE ELIGIBLE UNDER CATEGORY A OF THE BILL.

Amendment

The question

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

The tally

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

The people

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

The official record

Congress.gov — official bill page
Tally data compiled from the official record by Voteview (UCLA) · see sources

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. 12859

The map

How each state's members voted

In 8 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 9 every one voted no; 30 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

Alaska: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no
New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
Washington: 1 yes, 6 no
Idaho: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
Montana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no
Minnesota: 4 yes, 4 no
Illinois: 12 yes, 6 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
Wisconsin: 4 yes, 5 no
Michigan: 7 yes, 7 no, 5 did not vote yes or no
New York: 6 yes, 27 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
Rhode Island: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
Massachusetts: 0 yes, 10 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
Nevada: 1 yes, 0 no
Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no
South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
Iowa: 3 yes, 3 no
Indiana: 7 yes, 4 no
Ohio: 10 yes, 10 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
Pennsylvania: 6 yes, 17 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
New Jersey: 5 yes, 10 no
Connecticut: 0 yes, 4 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
California: 13 yes, 21 no, 9 did not vote yes or no
Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
Colorado: 2 yes, 3 no
Nebraska: 3 yes, 0 no
Missouri: 1 yes, 6 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
Kentucky: 3 yes, 4 no
West Virginia: 0 yes, 4 no
Virginia: 8 yes, 2 no
Maryland: 2 yes, 4 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no
Arizona: 3 yes, 1 no
New Mexico: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Kansas: 3 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
Arkansas: 1 yes, 3 no
Tennessee: 4 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
North Carolina: 4 yes, 6 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
South Carolina: 2 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
Oklahoma: 0 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
Mississippi: 1 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Alabama: 3 yes, 4 no
Georgia: 4 yes, 2 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
Texas: 6 yes, 16 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
Florida: 5 yes, 5 no, 5 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.

Official records

Every vote, by name — 435 members

Select any member to pull their file.

Recorded vote

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

What was on the floor

Every roll call on H.R. 12859

How each state's members voted

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

Alabama 3 yes, 4 no

Arkansas 1 yes, 3 no

Arizona 3 yes, 1 no

California 13 yes, 21 no, 9 did not vote yes or no

Colorado 2 yes, 3 no

Connecticut 0 yes, 4 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

Florida 5 yes, 5 no, 5 did not vote yes or no

Georgia 4 yes, 2 no, 4 did not vote yes or no

Hawaii 0 yes, 2 no

Iowa 3 yes, 3 no

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

Illinois 12 yes, 6 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

Indiana 7 yes, 4 no

Kansas 3 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Kentucky 3 yes, 4 no

Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 10 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Maryland 2 yes, 4 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Maine 1 yes, 1 no

Michigan 7 yes, 7 no, 5 did not vote yes or no

Minnesota 4 yes, 4 no

Missouri 1 yes, 6 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Mississippi 1 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

North Carolina 4 yes, 6 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 3 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 5 yes, 10 no

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

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 6 yes, 27 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

Ohio 10 yes, 10 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Oklahoma 0 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Pennsylvania 6 yes, 17 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

South Carolina 2 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Tennessee 4 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Texas 6 yes, 16 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Utah 0 yes, 2 no

Virginia 8 yes, 2 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Washington 1 yes, 6 no

Wisconsin 4 yes, 5 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 4 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Every vote, by name — 435 members