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House recorded vote (94th Congress) · June 4, 1975
H.R. 6219

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 6219 BY EXCLUDING FROM THE DEFINITION OF "LANGUAGE MINORITY GROUP" THOSE PERSONS OF ETHNIC ORIGIN WHOSE DOMINANT LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH.

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 H.R. 6219

June 3, 1975 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A S… · 134–269 June 3, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 6219 BY MAKING IT EASIER FOR ST… · 133–279 June 3, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 6219 BY ADDING A SECTION REPEAL… · 105–300 June 3, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 6219, BY CHANGING THE PROVISION… · 89–318 June 3, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 6219 BY STRIKING TITLE II WHICH… · 104–305 June 3, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 6219 BY DELETING ALASKAN NATIVE… · 145–264 June 4, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 6219 BY INSERTING "CITIZENS" IN… · 311–103 June 4, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 6219 BY EXTENDING THE DEFINITIO… · 156–253 June 4, 1975 · TO PASS H.R. 6219. · 341–70 July 21, 1975 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON A MOTION TO PROCEED TO THE… · 72–19 July 21, 1975 · TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 6219,… · 63–13 July 22, 1975 · TO TABLE SCOTT (OF VA.) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 621… · 59–34 July 22, 1975 · TO TABLE TALMADGE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6219 MAKI… · 46–38 July 23, 1975 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON H.R. 6219. · 76–20 July 23, 1975 · TO TABLE STONE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6219, MAKING… · 49–46 July 23, 1975 · TO TABLE STENNIS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6219, MAKI… · 58–38 July 23, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 6219, BY EXTENDING PROVISIONS O… · 52–42 July 23, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 6219 BY ASSURING THAT BILINGUAL… · 26–59 July 24, 1975 · TO TABLE THURMOND AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6219, PRO… · 72–22 July 24, 1975 · TO TABLE SCOTT (OF VA.) AMENDMENT TO H.R. 621… · 68–26 July 24, 1975 · TO TABLE DOMENICI AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6219, PRO… · 68–27 July 24, 1975 · TO TABLE THURMOND AMENDMENT NO. 730 TO H.R. 6… · 72–21 July 24, 1975 · TO TABLE THURMOND AMENDMENT NO. 754 TO H.R. 6… · 70–24 July 24, 1975 · TO TABLE THURMOND AMENDMENT NO. 792 TO H.R. 6… · 70–23 July 24, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 6219 BY CHANGING FROM U.S. DIST… · 38–57 July 24, 1975 · TO SUSTAIN THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT AN AM… · 78–12 July 24, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 6219 BY CHANGING THE TRIGGER IN… · 28–58 July 24, 1975 · TO TABLE TOWER AMENDMENT NO. 731 TO H.R. 6219… · 66–20 July 24, 1975 · TO TABLE SCOTT OF VA. AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6219,… · 67–21 July 24, 1975 · TO TABLE NUNN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6219, PROVIDI… · 48–41 July 24, 1975 · TO TABLE ALLEN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6219, PROVID… · 59–30 July 24, 1975 · TO PASS H.R. 6219. · 77–12
The map

How each state's members voted

In 4 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 17 every one voted no; 29 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

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

Arizona 2 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 11 yes, 31 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 6 yes, 32 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Oregon 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

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