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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · October 13, 1978
H.R. 50

Recorded vote

TO MODIFY PROXMIRE AMENDMENT #2102 TO H.R. 50, THE FULL EMPLOYMENT AND BALNCED GROWTH ACT OF 1979. THE MUSKIE MODIFYING AMENDMENT LIMITS FEDERAL SPENDING TO A PERCENTAGE OF THE GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT (GNP) THA…

Bill actionLabor & 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. 50

March 8, 1978 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 364–32 March 9, 1978 · TO MODIFY THE SARASIN AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 50. … · 277–143 March 9, 1978 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A S… · 198–223 March 9, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY REQUIRING THAT THE PRESID… · 239–177 March 9, 1978 · TO AGREE TO SEVERAL AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 50, TH… · 264–150 March 15, 1978 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 380–19 March 15, 1978 · TO MODIFY THE BAUCUS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENTS (S… · 205–215 March 15, 1978 · TO AGREE TO SEVERAL AMENDMENTS OFFERED IN THE… · 411–3 March 15, 1978 · TO END ALL DEBATE ON TITLE I OF H.R. 50 AND A… · 237–170 March 15, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT T… · 194–216 March 16, 1978 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 379–8 March 16, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT T… · 398–0 March 16, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY PROVIDING THAT THE UNEMPL… · 199–204 March 16, 1978 · THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE RISE FROM THE… · 106–310 March 16, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT, … · 114–296 March 16, 1978 · TO MODIFY THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT … · 259–153 March 16, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY TERMINATING THE PROVISION… · 196–216 March 16, 1978 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT OFFERED IN THE NATUR… · 137–276 March 16, 1978 · TO PASS H.R. 50. · 257–152 October 13, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY GIVING CONGRESS THE DISCR… · 50–40 October 13, 1978 · TO AMEND H.R. 50 BY ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL G… · 41–45 October 13, 1978 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE HUMPHREY … · 39–46 October 13, 1978 · TO PASS H.R. 50. · 70–19
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 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

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

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

New Mexico 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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