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House recorded vote (96th Congress) · December 6, 1979
H.R. 4962

Recorded vote

TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4962, CHILD HEALTH ASSURANCE. (MOTION PASSED)

Bill actionHealth care
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. 4962

December 6, 1979 · TO AMEND THE VOLKMER SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 4962 … · 180–209 December 6, 1979 · TO AGREE TO SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENTS TO COMMITTE… · 217–169 December 6, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4962 BY CONVERTING THE FINANCIN… · 152–226 December 11, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4962 BY PROHIBITING USE OF FUND… · 235–155 December 11, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4962 BY PROVIDING FOR SUNSET OF… · 226–162 December 11, 1979 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 4962 WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO AD… · 163–225
The map

How each state's members voted

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

California 27 yes, 6 no, 10 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Mexico 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

New York 33 yes, 3 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

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

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

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

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