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House recorded vote (95th Congress) · July 18, 1977
H.R. 7556

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 7556, THE BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, JUSTICE, COMMERCE AND THE JUDICIARY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978.

Bill actionBudget & spending
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. 7556

June 10, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7556, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATI… · 139–206 June 13, 1977 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 354–2 June 13, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7556 BY INCREASING THE APPROPRI… · 172–210 June 13, 1977 · TO PASS H.R. 7556. · 353–42 June 24, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7556, THE BILL MAKING APPROPRIA… · 38–44 June 24, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7556 BY INCREASING THE APPROPRI… · 49–35 June 24, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7556 BY REDUCING THE APPROPRIAT… · 26–58 June 24, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7556 BY REDUCING THE APPROPRIAT… · 34–49 June 24, 1977 · TO PASS H.R. 7556. · 70–9
The map

How each state's members voted

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

California 31 yes, 10 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 33 yes, 4 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

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

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

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