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House recorded vote (96th Congress) · September 12, 1979
H.R. 4040

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 4040 BY STRIKING THE SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION PROVISION AND SUBSTITUTING LANGUAGE REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT TO REPORT TO CONGRESS ON REFORM OF EXISTING LAW PROVIDING FOR REGISTRATION AND INDU…

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. 4040

July 19, 1979 · TO AGREE TO H. RES. 368, THE RULE PROVIDING F… · 219–158 September 12, 1979 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 363–2 September 12, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4040 BY ESTABLISHING A CONGRESS… · 144–268 September 12, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE TO THE SCHROEDER AME… · 163–252 September 13, 1979 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 370–2 September 13, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE FOR A COMMITTEE AMEN… · 96–309 September 13, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE FOR A COMMITTEE AMEN… · 112–286 September 13, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4040 BY STRIKING THE $670 MILLI… · 86–305 September 13, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4040 BY PROHIBITING USE OF AUTH… · 84–289 September 14, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4040 BY STRIKING THE $10 MILLIO… · 112–247 September 14, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4040 BY PROVIDING FOR A MULTIYE… · 189–149 September 14, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 4040, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE … · 282–46
The map

How each state's members voted

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

California 33 yes, 9 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 29 yes, 10 no

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 435 members

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