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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · June 13, 1977
S. 1340

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE MELCHER AMENDMENT TO S. 1340, THE BILL AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR NONNUCLEAR PROGRAMS OF THE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978. THE MELCHER AMENDMENT WOULD HA…

Bill actionBudget & spending
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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 S. 1340

June 13, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 1340 BY INCREASING TO $88 MILLION… · 51–30 June 13, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 1340 BY REDUCING FROM 2,500 TO 20… · 63–19 June 13, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 1340 BY DELETING THE APPROPRIATIO… · 5–75 June 13, 1977 · TO PASS S. 1340. · 79–1
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

Rhode Island 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 2 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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