The question
The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · June 27, 1978
S. 419
Recorded vote
TO AMEND S. 419, THE BILL ESTABLISHING A FEDERAL PROGRAM TO TEST THE COMMERCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL VIABILITY OF VARIOUS OIL SHALE TECHNOLOGIES. THE HANSEN AMENDMENT GIVES THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE OP…
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The tally
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
The people
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The official record
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- Tally data compiled from the official record by Voteview (UCLA) · see sources
The tally
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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. 419
The map
How each state's senators voted
In 13 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 21 every one voted no; 14 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
- Alaska: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
- Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
- New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
- Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
- Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
- Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
- Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
- New York: 0 yes, 2 no
- Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
- Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
- Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
- Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
- Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
- Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
- Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
- Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- California: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
- Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
- Nebraska: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
- Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
- West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
- Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
- Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
- Arizona: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
- Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
- Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
- Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
- North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
- South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 1 yes, 1 no
- Louisiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Hawaii: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
- 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
- Maurice Robert Gravel (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Theodore Fulton Stevens (Republican) — YEA
Alabama 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Jackson Sparkman (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Maryon Pittman Allen (Democrat) — YEA
Arkansas 1 yes, 1 no
Arizona 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Barry Morris Goldwater (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Dennis Webster Deconcini (Democrat) — NAY
California 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alan Cranston (Democrat) — NAY
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Colorado 0 yes, 2 no
Connecticut 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (Democrat) — NAY
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Delaware 2 yes, 0 no
Florida 0 yes, 2 no
Georgia 2 yes, 0 no
Hawaii 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Daniel K. Inouye (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (Democrat) — NAY
Iowa 0 yes, 2 no
Idaho 1 yes, 1 no
Illinois 1 yes, 1 no
Indiana 1 yes, 1 no
Kansas 1 yes, 1 no
Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no
Louisiana 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. (Democrat) — NAY
- Russell Billiu Long (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Massachusetts 1 yes, 1 no
Maryland 0 yes, 2 no
Maine 0 yes, 2 no
Michigan 1 yes, 1 no
Minnesota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Muriel Buck Humphrey (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Wendell Richard Anderson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Missouri 0 yes, 2 no
Mississippi 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Oliver Eastland (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Cornelius Stennis (Democrat) — YEA
Montana 0 yes, 2 no
North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no
North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Nebraska 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Carl Thomas Curtis (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Edward Zorinsky (Democrat) — YEA
New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no
New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no
New Mexico 1 yes, 1 no
Nevada 2 yes, 0 no
New York 0 yes, 2 no
Ohio 0 yes, 2 no
Oklahoma 1 yes, 1 no
Oregon 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Mark Odom Hatfield (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Robert William Packwood (Republican) — YEA
Pennsylvania 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Henry John Heinz III (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Richard Schultz Schweiker (Republican) — YEA
Rhode Island 1 yes, 1 no
South Carolina 1 yes, 1 no
South Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- George Stanley McGovern (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- James George Abourezk (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no
Texas 2 yes, 0 no
Utah 2 yes, 0 no
Virginia 2 yes, 0 no
Vermont 1 yes, 1 no
Washington 0 yes, 2 no
Wisconsin 0 yes, 2 no
West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no
Wyoming 2 yes, 0 no
Official records
Every vote, by name — 101 members
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