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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · July 24, 1978
H.R. 12255

Recorded vote

TO PASS H.R. 12255, AFTER STRIKING ALL AFTER THE ENACTING CLAUSE AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF THE TEXT OF S. 2850.

Passage
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.

03
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. 12255

May 15, 1978 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.… · 361–6 October 4, 1978 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 122… · 399–3
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 47 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 0 every one voted no; 3 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: 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: 2 yes, 0 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, 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

On the record

Every vote, by name — 101 members

Select any member to pull their file.