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Senate recorded vote (93rd Congress) · November 19, 1973
S. 2589

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 2589 BY EXEMPTING TRUCKS OPERATING IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE FROM REDUCTIONS IN SPEED LIMITS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

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. 2589

November 15, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589, THE EMERGENCY PETROLEUM ACT… · 40–48 November 15, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY PROVIDING CRIMINAL PENALT… · 72–15 November 15, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY ADDING A NEW TITLE IV TO … · 83–2 November 15, 1973 · TO TABLE SENATOR BUCKLEY'S AMENDMENT TO S. 25… · 60–26 November 16, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589, BY PROVIDING UNEMPLOYMENT I… · 73–12 November 16, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY PERMITTING THE PRESIDENT … · 35–47 November 16, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY REQUIRING THE FEDERAL DIS… · 62–17 November 16, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY REQUIRING LESSEES OF FEDE… · 32–48 November 16, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 TO BAR THE USE OF FUNDS FOR … · 53–16 November 19, 1973 · TO TABLE SEN. HELMS AMENDMENT TO S. 2589, LIM… · 48–39 November 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589, BY ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE O… · 73–13 November 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY PROVIDING TO SUBJECT FEDE… · 21–64 November 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY DELETING THE SECTION GRAN… · 25–61 November 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY… · 27–60 November 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589, BY CALLING FOR THE PRESIDEN… · 24–63 November 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY REMOVING THE SECTION WHIC… · 17–69 November 19, 1973 · TO AMENS S. 2589 BY REQUIRING THAT ACTIONS TA… · 27–59 November 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589, BY LANGUAGE WHICH HAS AS IT… · 85–1 November 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589, BY PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE LAN… · 79–7 November 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR EN… · 31–57 November 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY… · 29–59 November 19, 1973 · TO TABLE SENATOR TUNNEY'S AMENDMENT TO S. 258… · 60–27 November 19, 1973 · TO TABLE SENATOR STEVENSON'S AMENDMENT TO S. … · 48–38 November 19, 1973 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY AUTHORIZING THE CAB, FOR … · 36–49 November 19, 1973 · TO PASS S. 2589 · 78–6 December 21, 1973 · TO TABLE SENATOR ABOUREZK'S MOTION TO RECOMMI… · 31–31 December 21, 1973 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE AG… · 39–23 December 21, 1973 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT S. 2589 TO CO… · 38–23 December 21, 1973 · TO TABLE THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2589. · 3–57 January 29, 1974 · TO RECOMMIT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2589,… · 57–37 February 19, 1974 · TO AMEND ABOUREZK MOTION TO RECOMMIT CONFEREN… · 37–62 February 19, 1974 · TO RECOMMIT S. 2589, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO STR… · 37–62 February 19, 1974 · TO RECOMMIT CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2589 WITH… · 38–60 February 19, 1974 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S.2589. · 67–32 February 27, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY STRIKING SECTION 110 DEAL… · 172–239 February 27, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY STRIKING SECTION 105 OF T… · 66–343 February 27, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 2589 BY STRIKING SECTION 104 DEAL… · 199–211 February 27, 1974 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2589. · 258–151 March 6, 1974 · TO OVERRIDE THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF S. 2589, … · 58–40
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

California 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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