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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · April 9, 1979
S. 210

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT AS AMENDED BY THE RIBICOFF AMENDMENT TO S. 210. (SEE RC 43) (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 4

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

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 S. 210

April 5, 1979 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO S.210, A BILL… · 43–43 April 5, 1979 · TO AMEND S.210 BY RESTORING THE RIGHT OF VOLU… · 47–37 April 9, 1979 · TO TABLE THE RIBICOFF MOTION TO RECONSIDER TH… · 41–53 April 9, 1979 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE HELMS AME… · 50–43 April 9, 1979 · TO TABLE THE RIBICOFF AMENDMENT TO THE HELMS … · 38–57 April 26, 1979 · TO TABLE THE MODIFIED HATCH AMENDMENT TO S. 2… · 48–40 April 26, 1979 · TO AMEND S. 210 BY DELETING THE TRANSFER OF T… · 28–58 April 26, 1979 · TO AMEND S. 210 BY PROHIBITING THE PRESIDENT … · 38–45 April 30, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE FOR S. 210. THE SCH… · 26–58 April 30, 1979 · TO AMEND S. 210 BY REQUIRING PARENTAL NOTIFIC… · 16–73 April 30, 1979 · TO TABLE AN APPEAL ON THE RULING OF THE CHAIR… · 68–24 April 30, 1979 · TO AMEND S. 210 BY TERMINATING THE DEPARTMENT… · 46–48 April 30, 1979 · TO TABLE AN APPEAL ON THE RULING OF THE CHAIR… · 59–32 April 30, 1979 · TO PASS S. 210, ESTABLISHING A FEDERAL DEPART… · 72–21 July 17, 1979 · TO AGREE THAT THE HOUSE INSIST ON ITS AMENDME… · 263–156 July 17, 1979 · TO INSTRUCT HOUSE CONFEREES TO INSIST ON LANG… · 214–202 September 24, 1979 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 210, … · 69–22 September 27, 1979 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 210, … · 215–201
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 23 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 14 every one voted no; 13 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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