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House recorded vote (96th Congress) · May 31, 1979
H.R. 2575

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 2575, A BILL AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, BY PROHIBITING USE OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE MX MISSILE SYSTEM. (MOTION FAILED)

AmendmentDefense & war
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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.

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. 2575

May 31, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 2575, A BILL AUTHORIZING SUPPLE… · 100–291 May 31, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 2575, AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL A… · 314–72
The map

How each state's members voted

In 1 state every member on the roll voted yes; in 27 every one voted no; 21 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 5 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 4 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 6 yes, 16 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 4 yes, 5 no
  12. Michigan: 12 yes, 5 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 15 yes, 23 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 4 yes, 7 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 4 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 11 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 20 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 3 yes, 20 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 5 yes, 10 no
  25. Connecticut: 4 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 12 yes, 26 no, 5 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 3 yes, 2 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 3 no
  30. Missouri: 3 yes, 7 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 7 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 10 no
  34. Maryland: 3 yes, 5 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 3 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 4 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 7 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 10 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 6 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 6 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 5 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 7 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 10 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 18 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 14 no

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

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

Arizona 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 12 yes, 26 no, 5 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

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

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

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 15 yes, 23 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Oregon 1 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 435 members

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