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House recorded vote (96th Congress) · October 18, 1979
H.R. 3000

Recorded vote

TO AMEND THE MCCORMACK SUBSTITUTE FOR THE KOSTMAYER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3000, TO REQUIRE THAT 12% OF DOE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDS GO TO SMALL BUSINESSES UNLESS THE SECRETARY DETERMINES IT WOULD BE IMPRACTI…

Amendment
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. 3000

July 26, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 3000, DOE CIVILIAN PROGRAM AUTH… · 182–237 October 11, 1979 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 376–4 October 11, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 3000, DOE CIVILIAN PROGRAMS AUT… · 135–257 October 11, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 3000, DOE CIVILIAN PROGRAM AUTH… · 124–243 October 12, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 3000 BY PROHIBITING USE OF AUTH… · 191–188 October 12, 1979 · TO AMEND THE GRAMM AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3000 BY … · 182–191 October 12, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 3000 BY PROVIDING FOR STANDBY P… · 257–119 October 18, 1979 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 391–3 October 18, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 3000, DOE CIVILIAN AUTHORIZATIO… · 208–197 October 18, 1979 · TO LIMIT DEBATE ON KOSTMAYER AMENDMENT TO H.R… · 252–133 October 18, 1979 · TO LIMIT DEBATE ON H.R. 3000, AND AMENDMENTS … · 267–107 October 24, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 3000 BY REQUIRING DOE TO OBTAIN… · 264–143 October 24, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 3000 BY PROHIBITING FUNDING TO … · 189–225 October 24, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 3000. (MOTION PASSED) · 263–150
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 22 yes, 8 no, 9 did not vote yes or no

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

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

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