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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · August 21, 1980
H.R. 1197

Recorded vote

TO AMEND BYRD SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 1197 BY GRANTING PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR MINE INSPECTIONS TO THE STATES. (SEE RC 362) (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 37

Amendment
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. 1197

August 21, 1980 · TO INVOKE CLOTURE AND END DEBATE ON BYRD SUBS… · 61–32 August 21, 1980 · TO TABLE METZENBAUM AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1197 TH… · 68–25 August 21, 1980 · TO TABLE MELCHER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1197, ADDI… · 58–36 August 21, 1980 · TO TABLE METZENBAUM APPEAL OF RULING OF THE C… · 72–22 August 21, 1980 · TO TABLE METZENBAUM APPEAL OF THE RULING OF T… · 73–16 August 21, 1980 · TO TABLE METZENBAUM AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1197, P… · 59–31 August 21, 1980 · TO TABLE METZENBAUM AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1197, R… · 59–30 August 21, 1980 · TO TABLE BUMPERS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1197, RELA… · 34–56 August 21, 1980 · TO TABLE BYRD AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1197, EXEMPTI… · 43–46 August 21, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R.1197, RELATIVE TO REGULATIONS ON… · 58–32 August 22, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 1197, BY PROTECTING PRIME FARML… · 84–1 August 22, 1980 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 1197, EXEMPT… · 54–31
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 26 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 11 every one voted no; 12 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 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: 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: 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 1 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Arkansas 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

On the record

Every vote, by name — 101 members

Select any member to pull their file.