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House recorded vote (96th Congress) · July 25, 1979
H.R. 3920

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 3920, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION COMMISSION, BY STRIKING LANGUAGE EXTENDING UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1982 THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALIEN FARM WORKERS FROM FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TAX. (MOTION FAILE…

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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.

The map

How each state's members voted

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

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

California 10 yes, 31 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

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

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 13 yes, 25 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 435 members

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