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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · October 26, 1977
H.R. 5263

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5263, THE BILL TO SUSPEND THE DUTY ON CERTAIN BICYCLE PARTS AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TAX INCENTIVES FOR THE PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. HELMS AMENDMENT #1503 AMEND…

Bill actionCivil rights
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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. 5263

October 27, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5263 BY IMPOSING AN EXCISE TAX … · 51–37 October 27, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5263 SO THAT A REFUNDABLE TAX C… · 88–2 October 27, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5263 BY DELETING THE SECTION ST… · 38–56 October 27, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5263 BY DELETING THE SECTION OF… · 43–42 October 27, 1977 · TO TABLE THE HEINZ MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE V… · 46–39 October 27, 1977 · TO TABLE THE PACKWOOD AMENDMENT OFFERED IN TH… · 80–2 October 27, 1977 · TO TABLE THE DOLE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5263, AN … · 62–16 October 28, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5263 SO AS TO DELETE THE PROPOS… · 35–49 October 28, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5263 BY DELETING THE PROPOSED T… · 36–47 October 28, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5263 SO AS TO DELETE A SUBSECTI… · 23–58 October 28, 1977 · TO TABLE THE DOLE MOTION TO RECOMMIT H.R. 526… · 51–30 October 28, 1977 · TO TABLE THE MAGNUSON AMENDMENT (SEE RC 593) … · 38–41 October 28, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5263 SO AS TO MAKE THE PROPOSED… · 30–47 October 28, 1977 · TO TABLE THE KENNEDY AMENDMENT #1467 TO H.R. … · 24–50 October 28, 1977 · TO TABLE THE ALLEN AMENDMENT TO THE KENNEDY A… · 41–34 October 28, 1977 · TO AGREE TO AMENDMENT #1467, AS MODIFIED, TO … · 72–1 October 29, 1977 · TO TABLE THE MODIFIED DURKIN AMENDMENT TO H.R… · 27–48 October 29, 1977 · TO TABLE THE PERCY AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5263, AN… · 65–12 October 29, 1977 · TO AMEND H.R. 5263 WITH A STATEMENT EXPRESSIN… · 30–47 October 29, 1977 · TO TABLE THE ROTH AMENDMENT #1534 TO H.R. 526… · 57–18 October 29, 1977 · TO TABLE THE DOLE AMENDMENT #1010 TO H.R. 526… · 36–35 October 31, 1977 · TO TABLE KENNEDY AMENDMENT #1013 TO H.R. 5263… · 55–23 October 31, 1977 · TO AMEND THE EMERGENCY PETROLEUM ALLOCATION A… · 62–24 October 31, 1977 · TO TABLE BARTLETT AMENDMENT #1497 TO H.R. 526… · 43–46 October 31, 1977 · TO TABLE DOLE AMENDMENT #1019 IN THE NATURE O… · 74–14 October 31, 1977 · TO PASS H.R. 5263. · 52–35 October 12, 1978 · TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFER… · 77–8 October 14, 1978 · TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON… · 71–13 October 14, 1978 · TO TABLE THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 5263, … · 22–56 October 14, 1978 · TO TABLE THE ABOUREZK MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE … · 58–16 October 14, 1978 · TO TABLE THE ABOUREZK MOTION TO RECOMMIT H.R.… · 61–12 October 14, 1978 · TO TABLE THE WEICKER MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE C… · 67–11 October 14, 1978 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 526… · 60–17
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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