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Senate recorded vote (95th Congress) · August 21, 1978
HJR554

Recorded vote

TO TABLE MCCLURE AMENDMENT #1692 TO H. J. RES. 554, AN AMENDMENT PROHIBITING A STATE FROM RESCINDING ITS ACTION IN RATIFYING THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

Bill action
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The question

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The tally

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The people

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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

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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 TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE RULING OF THE CHA… · 64–28 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 #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 42 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 1 every one voted no; 4 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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 1 yes, 0 no, 1 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

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

New Hampshire 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Pennsylvania 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

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

Vermont 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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