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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · July 26, 1978
S. 3075

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO S. 3075 THAT WILL LIFT U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST RHODESIA AS SOON AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. HAS DETERMINED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF RHODESIA HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO AN "ALL-PA…

Bill actionDefense & war
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 S. 3075

July 25, 1978 · TO MODIFY THE SPARKMAN AMENDMENT TO S. 3075, … · 57–42 July 25, 1978 · TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO S. 3075, … · 94–0 July 26, 1978 · TO TABLE THE CASE AMENDMENT #1505 (SEE RC 247… · 39–57 July 26, 1978 · TO MODIFY HAYAKAWA AMENDMENT #1504 (SEE RC 24… · 59–36 July 26, 1978 · TO MODIFY THE AMENDED HAYAKAWA AMENDMENT #150… · 42–54 July 26, 1978 · TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO S. 3075 T… · 69–25 July 26, 1978 · TO TABLE THE BAKER AMENDMENT #1513 TO S. 3075… · 42–50 July 26, 1978 · TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO S. 3075 T… · 81–7 July 26, 1978 · TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO S. 3075 T… · 87–0 July 26, 1978 · TO PASS S. 3075. · 73–13 September 12, 1978 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 3075,… · 225–126
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 43 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 0 every one voted no; 6 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 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, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 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.

Alabama 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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