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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · July 29, 1980
H.R. 3904

Recorded vote

TO PASS H.R. 3904. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 35

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. 3904

May 22, 1980 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 382–2 May 22, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 3904, MULTI EMPLOYER PENSION PL… · 160–218 May 22, 1980 · TO PASS H.R. 3904, MULTI EMPLOYER PENSION PLA… · 374–0 July 29, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 3904, PROVIDING CHANGES IN THE … · 52–37 July 29, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 3904 BY INCREASING THE MANDATOR… · 47–42 July 29, 1980 · TO TABLE BOREN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3904 THAT EX… · 36–53 July 29, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 3904. SEE RC 323. (MOTION PASSE… · 48–36 July 29, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 3904 BY STRIKING THE PROVISION … · 28–51 July 29, 1980 · TO TABLE BOREN AMENDMENT TO CHAFEE AMENDMENT … · 52–33 August 25, 1980 · TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION, ENDING DEBATE… · 217–158 August 25, 1980 · TO CONCUR WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE SENATE AME… · 363–0 August 28, 1980 · TO SEND TO CONFERENCE H.R. 3904, MULTIEMPLOYE… · 384–1 September 19, 1980 · TO ADOPT A CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3904, AM… · 324–1
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 47 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 0 every one voted no; 1 was 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 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: 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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