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Senate recorded vote (93rd Congress) · March 20, 1973
S. 398

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 398 SO AS TO MAKE NULL AND VOID ANY AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE PRESIDENT UNDER THE BILL IF HE IMPOUNDS IN EXCESS OF 5 PERCENT OF ANY OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY PROVIDED THEREUNDER.

Amendment
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 S. 398

March 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 398, A BILL TO EXTEND FOR 1 YEAR … · 43–35 March 19, 1973 · TO TABLE TOWER (R,TEX) AMENDMENT TO S. 398. … · 54–26 March 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 398 SO AS TO STRIKE FROM THE BILL… · 30–50 March 20, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 398 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REINSTAT… · 50–38 March 20, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 398, SO AS TO PROVIDE PRENOTIFICA… · 41–49 March 20, 1973 · TO UPHOLD THE CHAIR IN ITS RULING THAT THE MC… · 43–44 March 20, 1973 · TO TABLE MCINTYRE (D,N.H.) AMENDMENT TO S. 39… · 45–41 March 20, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 398 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR MANDATOR… · 9–78 March 20, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 398 SO AS TO IMPOSE A 90-DAY FREE… · 21–66 March 20, 1973 · TO TABLE HATHAWAY (D,ME) AMENDMENT TO S. 398.… · 38–49 March 20, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 398 SO AS TO IMPOSE A 6-MONTH ACR… · 36–51 March 20, 1973 · TO PASS S. 398. · 85–2 April 18, 1973 · TO RECOMMIT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 398, … · 31–35 April 30, 1973 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 398, … · 267–115
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

On the record

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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