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House recorded vote (96th Congress) · September 19, 1979
HCR186

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. CON. RES. 186, SECOND BUDGET RESOLUTION, BY REDUCING THE RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF FEDERAL REVENUES BY $250 MILLION TO PROVIDE FOR A PROGRAM OF HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION TAX CREDITS AND A REDUCTION IN BU…

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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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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
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
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

No separate text document applies to this vote.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on HCR186

September 19, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE TO H. CON. RES. 186,… · 187–230 September 19, 1979 · TO AMEND H. CON. RES. 186, THE SECOND BUDGET … · 191–221 September 19, 1979 · TO AMEND H. CON. RES. 186, THE SECOND BUDGET … · 183–220 September 19, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE TO H. CON. RES. 186,… · 181–224 September 19, 1979 · TO AGREE TO H. CON. RES. 186, REVISING THE CO… · 192–213
The map

How each state's members voted

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

California 19 yes, 18 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 18 yes, 17 no, 4 did not vote yes or no

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

Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 435 members

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