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House recorded vote (96th Congress) · May 14, 1980
H.R. 6974

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 6974, FISCAL 1981 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, BY DELETING THE $200 MILLION AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR THE STRATEGIC WEAPONS LAUNCHER. (MOTION FAILED)

AmendmentDefense & war
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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
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. 6974

May 14, 1980 · TO AMEND A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6974, … · 82–319 May 14, 1980 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 384–2 May 14, 1980 · TO AMEND THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6974… · 152–250 May 14, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974, DOD AUTHORIZATION, BY PRO… · 115–253 May 21, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974, DOD AUTHORIZATION, BY PRO… · 135–268 May 21, 1980 · TO PASS H.R. 6974, FISCAL 1981 DEPARTMENT OF … · 338–62 June 30, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974, FISCAL 1981 DEPARTMENT OF… · 57–28 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE LEVIN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6974, FISCAL… · 22–69 July 1, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974 BY PROHIBITING USE OF FUND… · 41–50 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE WALLOP AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6974 THAT I… · 52–39 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE EXON AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6974 THAT EXP… · 39–50 July 1, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974. SEE RC 287. (MOTION PASSE… · 54–35 July 1, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974 RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER OF … · 89–0 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE GLENN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6974 THAT DE… · 37–53 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE TOWER SUBSTITUTE TO GLENN AMENDMENT … · 52–38 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE TOWER SUBSTITUTE TO GLENN AMENDMENT … · 53–37 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE TOWER SUBSTITUTE TO GLENN AMENDMENT … · 54–36 July 2, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974 BY PROHIBITING USE OF FUND… · 9–80 July 2, 1980 · TO PASS H.R. 6974. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S… · 84–3 July 22, 1980 · TO CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC THE CONFERENCE COMMITT… · 396–0 August 26, 1980 · TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6974, … · 360–49 August 26, 1980 · TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6974, … · 78–2
The map

How each state's members voted

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

California 14 yes, 29 no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

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

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 20 yes, 19 no

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

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 433 members

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