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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · October 7, 1977
S. 1871

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 1871 SO THAT WORKERS AGED 68 OR OLDER MAY BE HIRED AT 75% OF THE ADULT MINIMUM WAGE.

AmendmentLabor & wages
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. 1871

October 6, 1977 · TO AMEND THE WILLIAMS AMENDMENT (SEE RC 537) … · 17–72 October 6, 1977 · TO AMEND THE WILLIAMS AMENDMENT (SEE RC 537) … · 32–60 October 6, 1977 · TO AMEND THE WILLIAMS AMENDMENT (SEE RC 537) … · 32–58 October 6, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 1871 BY INCREASING THE MINIMUM WA… · 76–14 October 6, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 1871 BY AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY… · 42–46 October 6, 1977 · TO AMEND THE STAFFORD AMENDMENT (SEE RC 540) … · 42–47 October 6, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 1871 BY REDUCING THE TIP CREDIT F… · 81–7 October 7, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 1871 BY EXEMPTING ALL WORKERS AGE… · 23–74 October 7, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 1871 SO THAT WORKERS BETWEEN AGE … · 38–54 October 7, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 1871 SO THAT WORKERS UNDER AGE 20… · 38–55 October 7, 1977 · TO AMEND S. 1871 SO THAT WORKERS UNDER AGE 20… · 44–49 October 7, 1977 · TO TABLE DIVISION 2 OF THE DECONCINI AMENDMEN… · 43–48 October 7, 1977 · TO TABLE THE BUMPERS AMENDMENT TO TOWER AMEND… · 38–51 October 7, 1977 · TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBS… · 29–59
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

Michigan 0 yes, 1 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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

Select any member to pull their file.