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House recorded vote (95th Congress) · May 23, 1977
H.R. 5970

Recorded vote

TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE MOTION THAT THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON H.R. 5970, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL 1978, BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC WHEN CLASSIFIED NATIONAL INFORMAT…

Bill actionDefense & war
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. 5970

April 22, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5970, A BILL AUTHORIZING APPROP… · 135–222 April 25, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5970, A BILL AUTHORIZING APPROP… · 88–301 April 25, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5970 BY PROVIDING THAT IN THE F… · 148–247 April 25, 1977 · THAT THE TREEN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5970, AN AME… · 290–95 April 25, 1977 · TO PASS H.R. 5970. · 347–43 May 17, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5970, A BILL AUTHORIZING FUNDS … · 44–46 May 17, 1977 · TO PASS H.R. 5970, MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHO… · 90–3 July 13, 1977 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 597… · 350–40
The map

How each state's members voted

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

California 23 yes, 12 no, 8 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

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

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

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 29 yes, 7 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

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