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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · August 16, 1978
HJR554

Recorded vote

TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF H. J. RES. 554 WAS IN ORDER. H. J. RES. 554 IS THE BILL PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION THAT W…

Bill actionTerritories & states
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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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
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
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

No separate text document applies to this vote.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on HJR554

February 27, 1978 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 369–15 March 2, 1978 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 394–12 March 2, 1978 · TO PASS H. J. RES. 554. · 289–127 August 16, 1978 · TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF H. J. RES.… · 71–22 August 17, 1978 · TO TABLE THE CURTIS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 5… · 68–22 August 17, 1978 · TO TABLE THE MELCHER AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. … · 52–33 August 21, 1978 · TO TABLE THE SCOTT AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 55… · 48–19 August 21, 1978 · TO TABLE MCCLURE AMENDMENT #1692 TO H. J. RES… · 67–5 August 21, 1978 · TO TABLE MCCLURE AMENDMENT #1693 TO H. J. RES… · 50–28 August 21, 1978 · TO TABLE MCCLURE AMENDMENT #1694 TO H. J. RES… · 47–35 August 21, 1978 · TO TABLE MCCLURE AMENDMENT #1695 TO H. J. RES… · 67–17 August 22, 1978 · TO TABLE THE MCCLURE AMENDMENT #1704 TO H. J.… · 46–36 August 22, 1978 · TO TABLE MCCLURE AMENDMENT #1705 TO H. J. RES… · 79–6 August 22, 1978 · TO TABLE SCOTT AMENDMENT #1706 TO H. J. RES. … · 60–28 August 22, 1978 · TO TABLE SCOTT AMENDMENT #3525 TO H. J. RES. … · 69–22 August 22, 1978 · TO TABLE SCOTT AMENDMENT #3524 TO H. J. RES. … · 76–16 August 22, 1978 · TO TABLE THE BARTLETT AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES.… · 63–31 August 22, 1978 · TO TABLE A POINT OR ORDER MADE BY SENATOR HAT… · 65–32 August 22, 1978 · TO TABLE MELCHER AMENDMENT #1711 TO H. J. RES… · 60–37 August 22, 1978 · TO PASS H. J. RES. 554. · 67–32
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 29 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 7 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
  1. Alaska: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

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

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Louisiana 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 0 yes, 2 no

New Jersey 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New York 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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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