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House recorded vote (96th Congress) · February 28, 1980
H.Res. 541

Recorded vote

TO RECOMMIT H. RES. 541, PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENSES OF INVESTIGATIONS AND STUDIES BY THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO ADD AN AMENDMENT REDUCING AUT…

Resolution
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.

The map

How each state's members voted

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

California 5 yes, 32 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

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

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 4 yes, 32 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Oregon 0 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

Select any member to pull their file.