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Senate recorded vote (94th Congress) · November 14, 1975
H.R. 5900

Recorded vote

TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON H.R. 5900.

Bill action
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. 5900

July 25, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 BY REQUIRING THAT THE ISSU… · 176–223 July 25, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 BY PROHIBITING COMMON SITU… · 229–175 July 25, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 BY PROHIBITING COMMON SITU… · 176–222 July 25, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 BY PROHIBITING AN EXTENSIO… · 204–188 July 25, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 BY EXEMPTING RESIDENTIAL S… · 200–202 July 25, 1975 · TO PASS H.R. 5900, · 230–177 November 11, 1975 · TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON MOTION TO PROCEED … · 66–30 November 11, 1975 · TO ADJOURN, DURING DEBATE ON H.R. 5900. · 21–57 November 11, 1975 · TO TABLE ROBERT C. BYRD POINT OF ORDER THAT D… · 25–48 November 12, 1975 · TO TABLE ALLEN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5900, COMMON… · 73–19 November 12, 1975 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5900 SO AS TO A… · 35–54 November 17, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900, THE COMMON SITUS PICKETIN… · 60–17 November 18, 1975 · TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON H.R. 5900, COMMON … · 62–37 November 18, 1975 · TO AMEND JAVITS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5900. THE … · 37–52 November 18, 1975 · TO AGREE TO A POINT OF ORDER RAISED BY SEN. A… · 31–59 November 18, 1975 · TO TABLE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHI… · 56–31 November 18, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900, BY ADDING A NEW TITLE II,… · 61–22 November 19, 1975 · TO TABLE BARTLETT AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5900, MAK… · 56–35 November 19, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT COM… · 39–52 November 19, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 BY STRIKING FROM THE BILL … · 24–68 November 19, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900, BY EXEMPTING FROM SITUS P… · 79–16 November 19, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 SO AS TO EXEMPT PRODUCT BO… · 93–0 November 19, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE … · 37–61 November 19, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 SO AS TO EXEMPT FEDERAL CO… · 33–63 November 19, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 BY PLACING CONSTRUCTION WO… · 17–80 November 19, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 BY PROVIDING A 10-DAY PERI… · 42–54 November 19, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 BY PROVIDING THAT THE ACT … · 42–53 November 19, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900 BY PROVIDING THAT THE ACT … · 78–19 November 19, 1975 · TO AMEND H.R. 5900, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTI… · 55–41 November 19, 1975 · TO PASS H.R. 5900. · 52–45 November 19, 1975 · TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 5900 TO INSIST … · 44–46 December 11, 1975 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 590… · 229–189 December 15, 1975 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 5900, C… · 52–43
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

California 2 yes, 0 no

Idaho 1 yes, 0 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

Nebraska 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

New Mexico 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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