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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · May 19, 1977
S. 7

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 7, A BILL TO ESTABLISH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AN OFFICE OF STRIP MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT. THE JOHNSTON AMENDMENT #276 REDEFINES THE PREREQUISITES FOR RECOMPENSING OWNERS OF SU…

Amendment
01
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.

03
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 S. 7

May 19, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 7 WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE JOHNST… · 22–68 May 19, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 7 BY PERMITTING THAT THE SEPARATE… · 39–51 May 20, 1977 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A S… · 37–45 May 20, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 7 BY REQUIRING THAT THE STATES US… · 45–41 May 20, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 7 BY VESTING IN THE STATES THE JU… · 36–46 May 20, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 7 BY REQUIRING THAT THE STATES ME… · 35–46 May 20, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 7 BY DELETING THE REQUIREMENT FOR… · 44–32 May 20, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 7 BY FACILITATING THE PROCESS BY … · 23–46 May 20, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 7 BY GIVING TO THE STATES AND THE… · 58–13
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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