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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · August 26, 1980
H.R. 6974

Recorded vote

TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6974, FISCAL 1981 AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (MOTION PASSED)

Bill actionDefense & war
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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.

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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. 6974

May 14, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974, FISCAL 1981 DEPARTMENT OF… · 119–297 May 14, 1980 · TO AMEND A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6974, … · 82–319 May 14, 1980 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 384–2 May 14, 1980 · TO AMEND THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6974… · 152–250 May 14, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974, DOD AUTHORIZATION, BY PRO… · 115–253 May 21, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974, DOD AUTHORIZATION, BY PRO… · 135–268 May 21, 1980 · TO PASS H.R. 6974, FISCAL 1981 DEPARTMENT OF … · 338–62 June 30, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974, FISCAL 1981 DEPARTMENT OF… · 57–28 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE LEVIN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6974, FISCAL… · 22–69 July 1, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974 BY PROHIBITING USE OF FUND… · 41–50 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE WALLOP AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6974 THAT I… · 52–39 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE EXON AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6974 THAT EXP… · 39–50 July 1, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974. SEE RC 287. (MOTION PASSE… · 54–35 July 1, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974 RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER OF … · 89–0 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE GLENN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6974 THAT DE… · 37–53 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE TOWER SUBSTITUTE TO GLENN AMENDMENT … · 52–38 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE TOWER SUBSTITUTE TO GLENN AMENDMENT … · 53–37 July 1, 1980 · TO TABLE TOWER SUBSTITUTE TO GLENN AMENDMENT … · 54–36 July 2, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 6974 BY PROHIBITING USE OF FUND… · 9–80 July 2, 1980 · TO PASS H.R. 6974. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S… · 84–3 July 22, 1980 · TO CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC THE CONFERENCE COMMITT… · 396–0 August 26, 1980 · TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6974, … · 360–49
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 44 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 0 every one voted no; 3 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: 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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.

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

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

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

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

Delaware 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

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

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

South Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Tennessee 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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