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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · September 14, 1979
S. 14

Recorded vote

TO TABLE CRANSTON AMENDMENT TO S. 14 THAT EXEMPTS LANDS WITHIN THE IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL RECLAMATION LAWS. SEE NOTE(S) 15

Bill action
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

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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 S. 14

September 13, 1979 · TO TABLE MORGAN SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HATFIELD A… · 52–43 September 13, 1979 · TO AMEND S. 14 BY DELETING THE SECTION WHICH … · 59–36 September 13, 1979 · TO AMEND S. 14 BY DELETING THE LUMP-SUM AND A… · 47–46 September 14, 1979 · TO AMEND S. 14 BY AMENDING SECTION 10 TO INCL… · 25–54 September 14, 1979 · (CONTINUED) TO TABLE NELSON AMENDMENT TO S. 1… · 65–18 September 14, 1979 · TO TABLE CRANSTON AMENDMENT TO S. 14 THAT REQ… · 24–60 September 14, 1979 · TO TABLE MCGOVERN AMENDMENT TO S. 14 THAT PLA… · 50–28 September 14, 1979 · TO TABLE CRANSTON AMENDMENT TO S. 14 THAT PER… · 42–33 September 14, 1979 · TO TABLE DOLE AMENDMENT TO S. 14 THAT ALLOWED… · 39–33 September 14, 1979 · TO PASS S. 14. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 15 · 47–23
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 10 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 14 every one voted no; 23 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 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, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 1 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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.

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

Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

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

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

Texas 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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