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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · June 25, 1979
H.R. 4289

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 4289 BY SHIFTING FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR OTHER UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE AID TO THE INDOCHINA "BOAT PEOPLE." (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 10

AmendmentBudget & spending
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. 4289

June 6, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4289, FISCAL 1979 SUPPLEMENTAL … · 127–270 June 25, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4289, A FISCAL 1979 SUPPLEMENTA… · 35–43 June 25, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4289 BY REDUCING BY $13 MILLION… · 29–59 June 25, 1979 · TO TABLE THE RIEGLE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4289 TH… · 71–19 June 25, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4289 BY REDUCING FUNDS FOR THE … · 22–66 June 26, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4289 BY SETTING THE INCREASED S… · 28–62 June 26, 1979 · TO TABLE THE JEPSEN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4289 TH… · 36–55 June 26, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR THE JE… · 41–52 June 26, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4289 (SEE RC 147). (MOTION PA… · 67–24 June 26, 1979 · TO AGREE WITH A POINT OF ORDER THAT THE STENN… · 83–11 June 26, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 4289, MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROP… · 86–8 July 17, 1979 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4289, M… · 284–132
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 29 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 5 every one voted no; 15 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

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

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 1 yes, 1 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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