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Senate recorded vote (94th Congress) · December 4, 1975
S. 2718

Recorded vote

TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE REJECTED THE PEARSON AMENDMENT TO S. 2718. (SEE VAR. 556)

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 S. 2718

December 4, 1975 · TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON S. 2718, THE RAIL … · 61–27 December 4, 1975 · TO AMEND S. 2718 BY IMPROVING SAFETY EQUIPMEN… · 83–0 December 4, 1975 · TO AMEND S. 2718 BY ELIMINATING "EXPRESS COMP… · 33–52 December 4, 1975 · TO AMEND S.2718 BY ADDING A NEW SECTION RELAT… · 11–76 December 4, 1975 · TO AMEND S. 2718 BY REDUCING TO $2.1 BILLION … · 42–43 December 4, 1975 · TO AMEND S. 2718 BY REDUCING FUNDING FOR PASS… · 38–52 December 4, 1975 · TO AMEND S. 2718 BY REDUCING FUNDS FOR THE NO… · 28–61 December 4, 1975 · TO AMEND S. 2718 SO AS TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZAT… · 34–57 December 4, 1975 · TO AMEND S. 2718 SO AS TO ALLOW OTHER RAILROA… · 28–63 December 4, 1975 · TO PASS S. 2718. · 52–39 December 19, 1975 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2718,… · 205–150 December 19, 1975 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2718,… · 51–29 January 28, 1976 · TO AGREE TO A CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2718, R… · 353–61 January 28, 1976 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT NO. 94-781 ON S… · 58–26
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 19 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 17 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

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

Texas 0 yes, 1 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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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