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Senate recorded vote (94th Congress) · March 11, 1975
S. 7

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 7, PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACE COAL MINING OPERATIONS, BY WITHDRAWING FROM ALL FORMS OF SURFACE MINING ANY FEDERAL COAL DEPOSITS WHERE THE SURFACE IS OWNED BY ANOTHER PA…

AmendmentEnergy & environment
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. 7

March 11, 1975 · TO AMEND S. 7 SO AS TO REMOVE RESTRICTIONS AG… · 27–68 March 11, 1975 · TO AMEND S. 7 BY STRIKING SECTION 716, ESTABL… · 16–77 March 12, 1975 · TO AMEND S. 7 BY PROVIDING TO PHASE OUT SURFA… · 28–64 March 12, 1975 · TO AMEND S. 7 BY ALLOWING STATES TO OPT OUT O… · 18–78 March 12, 1975 · TO AMEND S. 7 BY STRIKING FROM THE BILL THE S… · 19–77 March 12, 1975 · TO PASS S. 7. · 84–13
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 16 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 23 every one voted no; 11 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, 2 no
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 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, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 1 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.

California 2 yes, 0 no

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 0 no

New York 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 100 members

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