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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · September 6, 1979
S. 1142

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 1142, A BILL AUTHORIZING FUNDS FOR SERVICES NECESSARY TO THE NON-PERFORMING ARTS FUNCTION OF THE J.F.K. CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, BY DEFINING THE ABILITY OF THE CENTER TO PROVIDE FREE TICKETS…

Amendment
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 senators voted

In 4 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 28 every one voted no; 16 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 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: 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.

Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

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

Washington 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

Select any member to pull their file.