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House recorded vote (96th Congress) · March 27, 1979
H.R. 2729

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 2729, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, BY REDUCING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR BIOLOGICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES BY $14 MILLION. (MOTION PASSED)

AmendmentBudget & spending
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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. 2729

March 27, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 2729, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE APPRO… · 175–218
The map

How each state's members voted

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

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

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

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

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

New York 11 yes, 26 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 1 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 3 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 433 members

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