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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · March 30, 1977
S. 1051

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE TOWER AMENDMENT TO S. 1051, A BILL TO AMEND THE UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT OF 1976. THE TOWER AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE SPECIFIED CRITERIA FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR OF FGIS TO USE WHEN WAIVING THE R…

Bill action
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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. 1051

March 30, 1977 · TO PASS S. 1051, A BILL TO AMEND THE UNITED S… · 93–0
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 24 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 11 every one voted no; 15 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 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.

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

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

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

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

Montana 1 yes, 1 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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