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House recorded vote (96th Congress) · March 8, 1979
H.R. 2479

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 2479, A BILL ON U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, BY REAFFIRMING THE POSITION TAKEN IN THE 1955 MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY. (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.

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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 H.R. 2479

March 8, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 2479 BY REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT… · 169–197 March 8, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 2479 BY PROVIDING TO CONDUCT RE… · 172–181 March 13, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 2479 BY MAKING EMPLOYEES OF THE… · 171–239 March 13, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 2479, BY EXPANDING THE DEFINITI… · 146–256 March 13, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 2479, BY ESTABLISHING CONSULAR … · 179–225 March 13, 1979 · TO END DEBATE AT 5 O'CLOCK ON REMAINING AMEND… · 204–193 March 13, 1979 · TO STRIKE THE ENACTING CLAUSE OF H.R. 2479. (… · 110–295 March 13, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 2479 BY MAINTAINING RELATIONS W… · 182–221 March 13, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 2479 BY REQUIRING CONGRESSIONAL… · 141–264 March 13, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 2479 BY PROHIBITING ANY U.S. AG… · 226–174 March 13, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 2479. (MOTION PASSED) · 345–55 March 28, 1979 · TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2479, … · 339–50 March 29, 1979 · TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2479, … · 85–4
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Alaska 1 yes, 0 no

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

California 17 yes, 18 no, 7 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

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

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 8 yes, 25 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 433 members

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