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House recorded vote (95th Congress) · April 5, 1978
H.R. 7700

Recorded vote

THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7700, THE POSTAL SERVICE ACT OF 1978.

Bill actionPostal
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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.

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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. 7700

March 21, 1978 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 364–2 April 5, 1978 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT OFFERED IN THE NATUR… · 147–257 April 5, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 7700 BY REQUIRING THE POSTAL SE… · 292–112 April 5, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 7700 BY REINSTATING THE ORIGINA… · 180–218 April 6, 1978 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 386–1 April 6, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 7700 BY REQUIRING THE POSTMASTE… · 203–189 April 6, 1978 · TO PASS H.R. 7700. · 384–11
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Arizona 3 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 38 yes, 1 no, 4 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

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

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 34 yes, 0 no, 5 did not vote yes or no

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

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

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

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 435 members

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