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Senate recorded vote (93rd Congress) · January 31, 1974
S. 2686

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 2686 SO AS TO APPORTION FUNDS AMONG THE STATES IN AMOUNTS PRORATED ACCORDING TO PROPORTION OF THE NATION'S POOR RESIDING IN SUCH STATES.

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. 2686

December 13, 1973 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON S. 2686, A BILL TO TRANSFE… · 60–36 December 14, 1973 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON S. 2686, A BILL TO TRANSFE… · 56–29 January 30, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 2686, A BILL TO TRANSFER THE LEGA… · 38–59 January 30, 1974 · TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON S. 2686. · 68–29 January 30, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 2686 BY LIMITING THE LIFE OF THE … · 37–56 January 31, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 2686 BY STRIKING THE SECTION PROV… · 30–58 January 31, 1974 · TO AMEND S.2686 BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF FUN… · 29–59 January 31, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 2686 SO AS TO BAR THE USE OF FUND… · 40–51 January 31, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 2686 SO AS TO BAR THE USE OF FUND… · 47–44 January 31, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 2686 BY STRIKING LANGUAGE AUTHORI… · 24–67 January 31, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 2686 SO AS TO BAR USE OF FUNDS IN… · 28–63 January 31, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 2686 BY ADDING A SECTION PROHIBIT… · 38–52 January 31, 1974 · TO AGREE TO HELMS AMENDMENT TO S. 2686 IN NAT… · 24–63 January 31, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 2686 TO INSURE THAT NO FUNDS BE A… · 27–59
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 11 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 29 every one voted no; 10 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 no
  51. Florida: 2 yes, 0 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

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

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

California 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

Nevada 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 102 members

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