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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · May 20, 1977
S. 7

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO THE JOHNSTON AMENDMENT #275 TO S. 7. THE HART AMENDMENT WOULD PROHIBIT SURFACE MINING IN ALLUVIAL VALLEY FLOORS AND IN CERTAIN UNDEVELOPED RANGELANDS I…

Bill action
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, A BILL TO ESTABLISH IN THE DEP… · 25–67 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 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 18 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 23 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 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: 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

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