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Senate recorded vote (93rd Congress) · May 14, 1974
S. 1539

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S.1539, AMENDING, AND EXTENDING CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, BY COUNTING ALL, RATHER THAN 2/3 OF AFDC CHILDREN ABOVE THE SO-CALLED ORSHANSKY LEVEL.

AmendmentEducation
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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.

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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. 1539

May 14, 1974 · TO AMEND SEN. BUCKLEY'S AMENDMENT TO S.1539 B… · 35–49 May 14, 1974 · TO AMEND S.1539 BY PROVIDING THAT NO STUDENT … · 40–43 May 15, 1974 · TO AMEND S.1539 BY SUBSTITUTING SUBSTANTIALLY… · 56–36 May 15, 1974 · TO AMEND GURNEY AMENDMENT TO S. 1539. THE GU… · 9–84 May 15, 1974 · TO AMEND S.1539 BY PROHIBITING FORCED BUSING … · 47–46 May 15, 1974 · TO AMEND S.1539 SO AS TO PROVIDE FREEDOM OF C… · 38–55 May 15, 1974 · TO AMEND S.1539 SO AS TO REQUIRE A U.S. COURT… · 56–36 May 16, 1974 · TO AMEND S.1539 BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO PR… · 71–20 May 16, 1974 · TO TABLE SEN. GRIFFIN'S AMENDMENT TO S.1539 W… · 46–47 May 16, 1974 · TO TABLE THE SCOTT OF (PA.)-MANSFIELD AMENDME… · 45–48 May 16, 1974 · TO AGREE TO THE SCOTT-MANSFIELD AMENDMENT TO … · 47–46 May 16, 1974 · TO TABLE THE GRIFFIN ANTI-BUSING AMENDMENT TO… · 45–47 May 16, 1974 · TO TABLE SEN. ERVIN'S AMENDMENT TO S.1539 WHI… · 51–41 May 16, 1974 · TO AMEND S.1539 BY SUBSTITUTING PARENTAL CONS… · 35–57 May 16, 1974 · TO AMEND S.1539 BY PROHIBITING THE WITHOLDING… · 41–52 May 16, 1974 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE FOR S.1539, WHICH SU… · 21–64 May 20, 1974 · TO TABLE SEN. SCOTT OF VA.'S AMENDMENT TO S.1… · 61–25 May 20, 1974 · TO AMEND S.1539, BY AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL… · 4–83 May 20, 1974 · TO PASS S.1539. · 81–5
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 18 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 24 every one voted no; 8 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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.

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

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

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

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

California 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

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

South Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 102 members

Select any member to pull their file.