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House recorded vote (96th Congress) · June 27, 1979
H.R. 4389

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 4389 BY INCREASING THE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH BY $47 MILLION TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED PROJECT GRANTS. (MOTION FAILED)

AmendmentBudget & spending
01
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. 4389

June 27, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4389, LABOR-HEW APPROPRIATIONS,… · 191–222 June 27, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4389 BY REDUCING THE APPROPRIAT… · 177–240 June 27, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4389 BY SUBSTITUTING THE ANTI-A… · 180–241 June 27, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4389 BY PROHIBITING USE OF FUND… · 236–176 June 27, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4389 BY REDUCING HEW APPROPRIAT… · 263–152 June 27, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4389 BY INCREASING THE APPROPRI… · 300–112 June 27, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4389 BY PROHIBITING USE OF FUND… · 306–101 June 27, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 4389, THE FISCAL 1980 APPROPRIAT… · 327–84 July 19, 1979 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO THE MAGNUSON … · 46–53 July 19, 1979 · TO AMEND THE MAGNUSON AMENDMENT ON ARBITRATIO… · 46–53 July 19, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4389 BY PROVIDING FOR FEDERAL F… · 57–42 July 19, 1979 · TO TABLE THE WILLIAMS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FO… · 59–35 July 20, 1979 · TO TABLE TSONGAS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4389 THAT … · 58–35 July 20, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4389 BY DELETING $30,350,000 FO… · 30–63 July 20, 1979 · TO TABLE ROTH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4389 THAT RED… · 53–41 July 20, 1979 · TO TABLE THE CHILES AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4389 TH… · 50–43 July 20, 1979 · TO AGREE THAT THE CHURCH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 43… · 54–38 July 20, 1979 · TO TABLE SCHWEIKER SUBSTITUTE FOR CHURCH AMEN… · 31–61 July 20, 1979 · TO TABLE JAVITS SUBSTITUTE FOR HAYAKAWA AMEND… · 18–70 July 20, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO HAYAKAW… · 72–17 July 20, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 4389. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(… · 67–20 September 24, 1979 · TO RECEDE FROM SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 137 TO H.… · 33–54 September 24, 1979 · TO INSIST ON SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 137 TO H.R.… · 57–31 October 30, 1979 · TO CONCUR WITH SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 137 TO H.… · 187–219
The map

How each state's members voted

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

California 15 yes, 26 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 24 yes, 13 no, 2 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 0 yes, 1 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 435 members

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