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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · July 18, 1979
H.R. 4387

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 4387, AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS, BY INCREASIN FUNDS TO $272 MILLION FOR SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE. 00200(MOTION FAILED)

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. 4387

June 19, 1979 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 398–3 June 19, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 4387, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR … · 391–30 July 18, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4387, AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION… · 60–36 July 18, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4387, AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION… · 32–66 July 18, 1979 · TO TABLE LEAHY AMENDMENT TO HR. 4387, AGRICUL… · 52–42 July 18, 1979 · TO TABLE ROTH AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4387, AGRICUL… · 65–26 July 19, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 4387, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR … · 90–7 October 26, 1979 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 438… · 304–25
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no

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

Wisconsin 1 yes, 0 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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