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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · April 21, 1977
H.R. 3477

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY MAKING THE PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT TAX CREDIT AVAILABLE ONLY FOR NEW EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN UNEMPLOYED 26 WEEKS OR LONGER, AND BY RAISING THAT CREDIT TO 50% OF THE FIRST $4200 IN…

AmendmentTaxes & tariffs
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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. 3477

March 8, 1977 · TO AGREE TO THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3… · 312–103 March 8, 1977 · TO AGREE TO THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3… · 386–29 March 8, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY INCREASING THE NEW JOBS… · 341–74 March 8, 1977 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 3477 TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAY… · 194–219 March 8, 1977 · TO PASS H.R. 3477. · 282–131 April 21, 1977 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 3477, PROPOSED TAX REDUCTION… · 20–74 April 21, 1977 · TO AGREE TO DIVISION 1 OF AN AMENDMENT TO H.R… · 48–41 April 21, 1977 · TO AGREE TO DIVISION 2 OF AN AMENDMENT TO H.R… · 59–29 April 26, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY ALLOWING THAT TAXPAYERS… · 97–1 April 27, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY PROVIDING FOR A PERMANE… · 40–59 April 27, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY PROVIDING FOR A 10% CUT… · 33–62 April 27, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 WITH A PROVISION FOR RESTO… · 45–48 April 27, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY ALLOWING THAT THE PRESE… · 31–56 April 27, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY DELETING THE SECTION TH… · 16–66 April 27, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY INSERTING A TAX CREDIT … · 44–31 April 28, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY DELAYING UNTIL TAX YEAR… · 85–11 April 28, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY PROVIDING THAT THOSE ST… · 58–35 April 28, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY OMITTING FEDERAL, STATE… · 35–56 April 28, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY ELIMINATING THE TAX INC… · 32–55 April 28, 1977 · TO TABLE THE HANSEN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3477, A… · 53–38 April 28, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY RAISING THE STANDARD DE… · 33–55 April 28, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY ALLOWING THAT THOSE PER… · 41–47 April 28, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY AUTOMATICALLY INDEXING … · 24–63 April 28, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY NO LONGER CLASSIFYING F… · 43–45 April 28, 1977 · TO TABLE THE BENTSEN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3477. … · 33–50 April 29, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY ALLOWING ACCELERATED DE… · 30–52 April 29, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY ARRANGING THAT THE DEDU… · 37–46 April 29, 1977 · TO TABLE THE ALLEN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3477. T… · 26–57 April 29, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 3477 BY EXTENDING FOR SIX QUART… · 64–17 April 29, 1977 · TO PASS H.R. 3477. · 73–7 May 16, 1977 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 347… · 383–2 May 16, 1977 · TO RECEDE AND CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT … · 252–134
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 10 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 23 every one voted no; 17 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

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

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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