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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · October 9, 1978
H.R. 13511

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY AUTHORIZING ACROSS-THE-BOARD TAX REDUCTIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 5% FOR FISCAL YEARS 1979 THROUGH 1983, PROVIDED THAT THE RATE OF GROWTH OF NATIONAL OUTLAYS DOES NOT EXCEED 1%, AND PROVIDED …

AmendmentTaxes & tariffs
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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. 13511

August 10, 1978 · TO AGREE TO SEVERAL COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO H… · 409–1 August 10, 1978 · TO AGREE TO A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 135… · 249–167 August 10, 1978 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT OFFERED IN THE NATUR… · 57–356 August 10, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY REDISTRIBUTING THE IND… · 193–225 August 10, 1978 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 13511 TO THE WAYS AND MEANS … · 177–240 August 10, 1978 · TO PASS H.R. 13511. · 362–49 October 5, 1978 · TO AMEND H. R. 13511, THE BILL AMENDING THE I… · 51–42 October 5, 1978 · THAT THE SENATE SUSTAIN THE RULING OF THE CHA… · 38–48 October 5, 1978 · TO TABLE SENATOR LONG'S MOTION TO RECONSIDER … · 46–40 October 6, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY PROVIDING FOR ACROSS-T… · 36–60 October 6, 1978 · TO AGREEE TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE PACKWOOD AME… · 52–43 October 6, 1978 · TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1351… · 67–26 October 6, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY STRIKING AN AUTHORIZAT… · 52–37 October 6, 1978 · TO TABLE THE GRIFFIN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 13511,… · 53–37 October 6, 1978 · TO AGREE TO DIVISION 1 OF AMENDMENT #2001 TO … · 48–34 October 6, 1978 · TO AGREE TO DIVISION 2 OF AMENDMENT #2001 TO … · 28–54 October 7, 1978 · TO TABLE GLENN AMENDMENT #3681 TO MUSKIE AMEN… · 38–45 October 7, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY PROVIDING THAT A 10% I… · 38–31 October 7, 1978 · TO TABLE KENNEDY AMENDMENT #3890 TO H.R. 1351… · 49–9 October 9, 1978 · TO TABLE THE CHURCH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 13511, … · 61–17 October 9, 1978 · THAT THE SENATE SUSTAIN THE RULING OF THE CHA… · 65–22 October 9, 1978 · TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AM… · 62–28 October 10, 1978 · TO TABLE DANFORTH AMENDMENT #4054 TO H.R. 135… · 44–37 October 10, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 13511 SO THAT BUSINESSES OF ALL… · 62–25 October 10, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY REDUCING THE CORPORATE… · 60–30 October 10, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 13511 SO THAT HOMEOWNERS WHO AR… · 73–18 October 10, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 13511 BY REDUCING THE 70% EXCLU… · 10–82 October 10, 1978 · TO TABLE KENNEDY AMENDMENT #4127 TO H.R. 1351… · 70–22 October 10, 1978 · TO TABLE GLENN AMENDMENT #4153 TO H.R. 13511,… · 50–41 October 10, 1978 · THAT THE SENATE SUSTAIN THE RULING OF THE CHA… · 49–42 October 10, 1978 · TO TABLE THE HELMS MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE V… · 50–41 October 10, 1978 · TO PASS H.R. 13511. · 86–4 October 12, 1978 · TO INSTRUCT THE HOUSE CONFEREES ON H.R. 13511… · 268–134 October 14, 1978 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 135… · 337–38 October 14, 1978 · TO RECOMMIT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 135… · 29–46 October 14, 1978 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 135… · 72–3
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

Alabama 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

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

Minnesota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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