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

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 7 BY FACILITATING THE PROCESS BY WHICH ANY OPERATOR, PERMITEE OR FEE OWNER, LESSOR OR LESSEE OF COAL DEPOSITS CAN INSTITUTE ACTIONS FOR DECLARATORY JUDGEMENT OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AS APPROPRIATE TO …

AmendmentBudget & spending
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 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 GIVING TO THE STATES AND THE… · 58–13
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

California 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 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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