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Senate recorded vote (94th Congress) · April 8, 1976
S. 3136

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE DOLE-MCGOVERN SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT NO. 1571, AS AMENDED, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO S. 3136. THE DOLE MCGOVERN SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT REDUCES THE PURCHASE REQUIREMENT FROM 27.5 PERCENT OF NET …

Bill actionSocial security & welfare
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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 S. 3136

April 5, 1976 · TO TABLE THE CURTIS AMENDMENT TO S. 3136, THE… · 48–26 April 6, 1976 · TO AMEND S. 3136, BY DISALLOWING FOOD STAMPS … · 31–63 April 6, 1976 · TO AMEND S. 3136, BY REQUIRING STUDENTS TO ME… · 35–61 April 6, 1976 · TO AMEND S. 3136, BY ALLOWING AN ADDITIONAL $… · 18–77 April 6, 1976 · TO AMEND S. 3136, BY REDUCING FROM 12 TO 6 YE… · 18–78 April 6, 1976 · TO AMEND S. 3136, BY REDUCING THE STANDARD DE… · 12–85 April 6, 1976 · TO AMEND S. 3136, BY DISALLOWING FOOD STAMPS … · 18–77 April 6, 1976 · TO AMEND S. 3136, BY SETTING THE PURCHASE REQ… · 23–73 April 6, 1976 · TO AMEND S. 3136, BY PROVIDING THAT THE EXCEP… · 95–0 April 8, 1976 · TO SUSPEND CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONGRE… · 63–27 April 8, 1976 · TO TABLE THE ALLEN AMENDMENT NO. 1550 THE DOL… · 82–5 April 8, 1976 · TO TABLE THE ALLEN AMENDMENT TO THE DOLE-MCGO… · 63–22 April 8, 1976 · TO TABLE THE ALLEN AMENDMENT TO THE DOLE-MCGO… · 52–29 April 8, 1976 · TO AGREE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1571 IN THE NATURE … · 49–30 April 8, 1976 · TO PASS S. 3136, AS AMENDED BY THE DOLE-MCGOV… · 52–22
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 10 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 27 every one voted no; 13 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 1 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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.

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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