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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · February 7, 1980
S. 1991

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO S. 1991, FTC AUTHORIZATION, THAT IS RELATIVE TO REIMBURSEMENT FEES. (MOTION FAILED)

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. 1991

February 6, 1980 · TO AMEND S. 1991, AUTHORIZING FUNDS TO FISCAL… · 87–10 February 6, 1980 · TO AMEND S. 1991, FTC AUTHORIZATION, BY PROVI… · 44–53 February 6, 1980 · TO AMEND S. 1991, FTC AUTHORIZATION, BY CLARI… · 45–47 February 7, 1980 · TO AGREE TO DIVISION I OF AN AMENDMENT TO S. … · 30–67 February 7, 1980 · TO AGREE TO DIVISION II OF AN AMENDMENT TO S.… · 28–70 February 7, 1980 · TO PASS H.R. 2313, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION A… · 77–13
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 11 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 21 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 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, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 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, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 1 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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

Massachusetts 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 0 yes, 2 no

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

Tennessee 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

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