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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · July 28, 1978
S. 2152

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 2152 BY IMPOSING A TRADE EMBARGO ON UGANDA UNTIL THE PRESIDENT CERTIFIES TO CONGRESS THAT THAT GOVERNMENT IS NO LONGER COMMITTING GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

AmendmentTrade
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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. 2152

July 28, 1978 · TO TABLE THE CHURCH AMENDMENT OFFERED IN THE … · 46–30 July 28, 1978 · TO AMEND S. 2152 BY REQUIRING THAT ANY PARTIC… · 67–0 July 31, 1978 · TO TABLE THE ABOUREZK AMENDMENT TO S. 2152. … · 62–27 July 31, 1978 · TO TABLE THE DOLE AMENDMENT TO S. 2152. THE … · 30–57 July 31, 1978 · TO AMEND S. 2152 BY RESTRICTING THE AVERAGE S… · 31–55 July 31, 1978 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO S. 2152. THE… · 42–44 July 31, 1978 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO S. 2152 THAT … · 65–21 July 31, 1978 · TO AGREE TO THE CHURCH AMENDMENT OFFERED IN T… · 57–30 July 31, 1978 · TO AMEND S. 2152 BY REQUIRING A BALANCED FEDE… · 58–28
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 45 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 0 every one voted no; 1 was 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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

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

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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