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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · August 18, 1980
H.R. 39

Recorded vote

TO INVOKE CLOTURE AND END DEBATE ON H.R. 39. (MOTION PASSED; 3/5 REQUIRED) SEE NOTE(S) 36

Cloture
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. 39

May 16, 1979 · TO AMEND THE MERCHANT MARINE COMMITTEE AMENDM… · 416–0 May 16, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 39… · 268–157 May 16, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 39, PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNATIO… · 360–64 July 22, 1980 · TO TABLE HART AMENDMENT TO H.R. 39, DESIGNATI… · 33–64 July 22, 1980 · TO AMEND HART AMENDMENT TO H.R. 39, ALASKA LA… · 30–66 July 22, 1980 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE FOR HART AMENDMENT T… · 33–62 August 4, 1980 · TO TABLE HART AMENDMENT TO H.R. 39, ALASKA LA… · 58–25 August 18, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 39 BY REDESIGNING CERTAIN LIMIT… · 56–31 August 18, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 39 BY PROVIDING INTERIM PROTECT… · 14–75 August 18, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 39 BY ALTERING VARIOUS PROVISIO… · 15–74 August 18, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 39 BY PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNA… · 72–16 August 19, 1980 · TO PASS H.R. 39. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) … · 78–14
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 31 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 10 every one voted no; 8 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 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.

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

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 1 yes, 1 no

Montana 1 yes, 1 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Jersey 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

South Dakota 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

Select any member to pull their file.