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House recorded vote (95th Congress) · September 15, 1977
H.R. 3744

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 3744, THE BILL AMENDING THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 WITH REGARDS TO THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE. THE ERLENBORN AMENDMENT SETS THE MINIMUM WAGE AT $2.65 IN 1978, $2.85 IN 1979, AND $3.05 IN 198…

AmendmentLabor & wages
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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 H.R. 3744

September 15, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3744 BY ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL… · 301–118 September 15, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3744 BY SETTING THE MINIMUM WAG… · 189–227 September 15, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3744 BY RETAINING THE TIP CREDI… · 264–161 September 15, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3744 BY RETAINING THE MINIMUM W… · 241–183 September 15, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3744 BY PERMITTING EMPLOYERS TO… · 209–211 September 15, 1977 · TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3744… · 282–132 September 15, 1977 · TO AMEND THE BLOUIN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3744 BY… · 118–289 September 15, 1977 · TO AMEND THE BLOUIN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3744 (S… · 221–183 September 15, 1977 · TO PASS H.R. 3744. · 309–96 October 7, 1977 · TO PASS H.R. 3744, AFTER STRIKING ALL AFTER T… · 63–24 October 12, 1977 · TO TABLE THE PERKINS MOTION THAT THE HOUSE DI… · 138–266 October 20, 1977 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 374… · 236–185
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 13 yes, 25 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 435 members

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