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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · October 19, 1977
H.R. 7797

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 7797, THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978.

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 H.R. 7797

June 22, 1977 · TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO H.R. 7797… · 182–232 June 22, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7797 BY REDUCING THE APPROPRIAT… · 160–255 June 22, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7797 BY DELETING THE APPROPRIAT… · 199–209 June 22, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7797 BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF … · 223–180 June 22, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7797 BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF … · 295–115 June 22, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7797 BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF … · 359–33 June 23, 1977 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 382–5 June 23, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7797 BY REDUCING THE APPROPRIAT… · 175–233 June 23, 1977 · TO LIMIT THE DEBATE ON THE WILSON AMENDMENT T… · 171–220 June 23, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7797 BY REINSTATING THE ELIGIBI… · 225–180 June 23, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7797 BY PROHIBITING THAT THE AP… · 208–179 June 23, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7797 BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF … · 274–112 June 23, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7797 BY REDUCING THE TOTAL BUDG… · 214–168 June 23, 1977 · TO PASS H.R. 7797. · 208–174 August 4, 1977 · TO ADOPT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 7797… · 50–35 August 5, 1977 · TO TABLE THE HARRY F. BYRD AMENDMENT (SEE RC … · 33–49 August 5, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 7797 BY REDUCING THE APPROPRIAT… · 49–32 August 5, 1977 · TO AGREE TO THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 7… · 47–29 August 5, 1977 · TO TABLE THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 7797… · 28–45 October 12, 1977 · TO RECOMMIT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 779… · 273–126 October 18, 1977 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 779… · 229–195 October 18, 1977 · THAT THE HOUSE RECEDE AND CONCUR IN THE SENAT… · 188–219 October 18, 1977 · THAT THE HOUSE RECEDE AND CONCUR IN SENATE AM… · 160–254
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 24 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 14 every one voted no; 11 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 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 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Mississippi 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

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

South Dakota 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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