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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · May 15, 1979
H.R. 3363

Recorded vote

TO PASS H.R. 3363. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 7

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. 3363

April 10, 1979 · THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMIT… · 334–15 April 24, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 3363 BY ELIMINATING THE TECHNIC… · 187–214 April 24, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 3363 BY LIMITING EXPENDITURE OF… · 207–196 April 24, 1979 · TO AGREE TO THE ASHBROOK AMENDMENT TO H.R. 33… · 199–203 April 24, 1979 · TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON RECOMMITTIN… · 265–138 April 24, 1979 · TO PASS H.R. 3363, AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS… · 256–146 May 15, 1979 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3363, A … · 54–35 May 15, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 3363 BY EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF… · 75–19 May 15, 1979 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE FOR A HELMS AMENDMEN… · 83–11 May 15, 1979 · TO AMEND H.R. 3363 BY EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF… · 74–21 July 11, 1979 · TO INSTRUCT HOUSE CONFEREES TO AGREE TO LANGU… · 168–248
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 42 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 2 every one voted no; 6 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 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

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

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

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

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

Vermont 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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