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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · September 5, 1979
H.R. 4393

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 4393, TREASURY/POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS, BY STRIKING THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT DESIGNED TO WITHHOLD TAX REFUNDS FROM FORMER STUDENTS WHO HAVE DEFAULTED ON THEIR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZED LOANS. (M…

AmendmentTaxes & tariffs
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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. 4393

July 13, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4393, THE TREASURY-POSTAL SERVI… · 297–63 July 16, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4393, TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE A… · 294–90 July 16, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4393, TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE A… · 156–232 July 16, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 4393, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR … · 344–49 September 5, 1979 · TO AGREE TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4393 … · 41–49 September 5, 1979 · TO TABLE HUMPHREY AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4393 THAT… · 61–29 September 6, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4393 BY STRIKING SECTION 614 WH… · 31–54 September 6, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4393 BY PLACING A ONE YEAR MORA… · 47–43 September 6, 1979 · TO TABLE THE METZENBAUM MOTION TO RECONSIDER … · 45–45 September 6, 1979 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON THE HELMS AMENDMENT… · 43–47 September 6, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 4393 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR F… · 88–2
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Arkansas 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 1 yes, 1 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

South Dakota 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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