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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · April 19, 1978
S. 2493

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 2493 BY REQUIRING THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD TO AUTHORIZE ANY NEW AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE UNLESS THEY DETERMINE THAT THE SERVICE WILL NOT BE "CONSISTENT WITH THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSIT…

AmendmentTransportation
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.

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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. 2493

April 19, 1978 · TO AMEND S. 2493, THE PROPOSED AIR TRANSPORTA… · 21–72 April 19, 1978 · TO TABLE MCGOVERN AMENDMENT #1784 TO S. 2493,… · 80–12 April 19, 1978 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A S… · 37–54 April 19, 1978 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A S… · 7–85 April 19, 1978 · TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBS… · 43–48 April 19, 1978 · TO AMEND S. 2493 SO THAT AIR CARRIERS THAT PR… · 20–72 April 19, 1978 · TO PASS S. 2493. · 83–9 October 14, 1978 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2493,… · 356–6 October 14, 1978 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2493,… · 82–4
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 33 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 7 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 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 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 0 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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