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Senate recorded vote (94th Congress) · February 5, 1975
H.R. 1589

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 1589, A BILL TO PROHIBIT INCREASES IN THE COST OF COUPONS TO FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS UNTIL DEC. 30, 1975, BY DIRECTING SEC'Y OF AGRI. TO MAKE A STUDY OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM AND SUBMIT HIS LEGISL…

AmendmentSocial security & welfare
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. 1589

February 4, 1975 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 1589, AMEN… · 374–38 February 5, 1975 · TO PASS H.R. 1589, A BILL TO PROHIBIT INCREAS… · 76–8
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

California 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

Indiana 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 100 members

Select any member to pull their file.