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Senate recorded vote (93rd Congress) · March 21, 1974
S. 1541

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 1541 BY PROVIDING THAT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES NOT EXCEED ITS REVENUES DURING ANY FISCAL YEAR.

AmendmentTaxes & tariffs
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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. 1541

March 20, 1974 · TO AMEND S.1541, A BILL TO REFORM CONGRESSION… · 29–57 March 20, 1974 · TO AMEND S.1541, BY PROVIDING THAT MEETING OF… · 55–26 March 21, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 1541, BY PROVIDING THAT IMPOUNDME… · 28–60 March 21, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 1541 BY ADDING LANGUAGE RELATING … · 31–55 March 22, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 1541 BY LIMITING TO 6 YEARS THE T… · 24–56 March 22, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 1541 BY REQUIRING A 2/3 MAJORITY … · 23–57 March 22, 1974 · TO TABLE STEVENS ADMENDMENT TO S. 1541, WHICH… · 48–29 March 22, 1974 · TO AMEND S. 1541 BY INSURING THAT LEGISLATION… · 80–0 March 22, 1974 · TO AMEND S.1541 BY SETTING SALARY OF THE DIRE… · 43–36 March 22, 1974 · TO PASS S. 1541. · 80–0
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 102 members

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