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House recorded vote (94th Congress) · October 30, 1975
H.R. 8603

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 8603, A BILL TO AMEND THE U.S. CODE WITH RESPECT TO ORGANIZATION AND FINANCIAL MATTERS OF THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE AND THE POSTAL RATE COMMISSION, BY PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION OF PUBLI…

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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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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 H.R. 8603

October 30, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 8603 BY REPEALING PRIVATE EXPRE… · 68–319 October 30, 1975 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 8603 TO THE COMMITTEE ON POS… · 129–250 October 30, 1975 · TO PASS H.R. 8603. · 267–113 August 23, 1976 · TO TABLE THE RANDOLPH AMENDMENT (SEE R.C. 519… · 17–58 August 23, 1976 · TO AMEND H.R. 8603, BY REQUIRING THE POSTAL S… · 60–13 August 24, 1976 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A S… · 26–58 August 24, 1976 · TO AMEND H.R. 8603, BY PERMITTING THE CARRIAG… · 6–82 August 24, 1976 · TO AMEND H.R. 8603 BY ALLOWING CITIZENS TO BR… · 9–79 August 24, 1976 · TO AMEND H.R. 8603, BY ALLOWING PRESENTLY AUT… · 25–64 August 24, 1976 · TO PASS H.R. 8603. · 79–9 August 26, 1976 · TO TABLE THE ALEXANDER MOTION TO INSTRUCT THE… · 234–153 September 10, 1976 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 860… · 276–33
The map

How each state's members voted

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

California 25 yes, 18 no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 28 yes, 10 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

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