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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · October 12, 1979
H.R. 4473

Recorded vote

TO PASS H.R. 4473. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 19

Passage
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. 4473

July 18, 1979 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 362–6 July 18, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE YOUNG AMENDM… · 413–4 July 18, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY REDUCING THE APPROPRIAT… · 219–196 July 18, 1979 · TO AMEND THE SMITH SUBSTITUTE FOR THE OBEY AM… · 242–177 July 18, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE OBEY AMENDME… · 207–210 July 18, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY REDUCING THE APPROPRIAT… · 402–13 July 18, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY STRIKING THE APPROPRIAT… · 194–219 July 18, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY PROHIBITING USE OF FUND… · 291–122 July 18, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY PROVIDING THAT THE PAYM… · 244–164 July 19, 1979 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 391–13 July 19, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY REDUCING THE PAYMENT TO… · 148–262 September 5, 1979 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 362–6 September 5, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY REDUCING THE APPROPRIAT… · 234–139 September 5, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY PROHIBITING USE OF FUND… · 247–128 September 5, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY STRIKING THE APPROPRIAT… · 166–234 September 5, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE YOUNG AMENDM… · 153–244 September 5, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY PROHIBITING INDIRECT,AS… · 281–117 September 6, 1979 · TO AMEND THE OBEY SUBSTITUTE TO THE MILLER AM… · 178–228 September 6, 1979 · TO AMEND THE OBEY SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 4473 BY … · 395–12 September 6, 1979 · TO AMEND THE OBEY SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 4473 BY … · 254–144 September 6, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY PROHIBITING USE OF FUND… · 189–221 September 6, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 4473. (MOTION PASSED) · 224–183 October 9, 1979 · TO AGREE TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4473,… · 53–41 October 9, 1979 · TO AGREE TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4473 … · 54–41 October 9, 1979 · TO AGREE TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4473 … · 52–45 October 9, 1979 · TO AGREE TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4473 … · 58–39 October 9, 1979 · TO AGREE TO DIVISION I OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENT… · 39–58 October 9, 1979 · TO AGREE TO DIVISION II OF COMMITTEE AMENDMEN… · 49–46 October 9, 1979 · TO AGREE TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4473 … · 20–76 October 9, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY STRIKING THE WORD "INDI… · 50–44 October 11, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY REDUCING THE TOTAL FUND… · 48–50 October 11, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY PROHIBITING THE AVAILAB… · 76–22 October 11, 1979 · TO TABLE HATFIELD AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4473 THAT… · 78–7 October 12, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 4473 BY PROHIBITING FUNDING FOR… · 42–50
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 1 yes, 1 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

Tennessee 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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