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House recorded vote (95th Congress) · September 13, 1978
H.R. 8729

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 8729 BY AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL $25 MILLION IN 1979 AND IN 1980, TO BE DIVIDED EQUALLY AMONG THE FIFTY STATES AND USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS.

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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. 8729

September 13, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 8729 BY REQUIRING AIRPORTS WHOS… · 127–246 September 14, 1978 · TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8729… · 266–133 September 14, 1978 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 8729 TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUB… · 170–227 September 14, 1978 · TO PASS H.R. 8729. · 272–123
The map

How each state's members voted

In 16 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 4 every one voted no; 27 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

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

California 20 yes, 14 no, 8 did not vote yes or no

Colorado 0 yes, 2 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

New York 19 yes, 15 no, 5 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 433 members

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