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Senate recorded vote (96th Congress) · November 21, 1980
H.R. 8105

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 8105, DOD APPROPRIATIONS, BY DECREASING FUNDS FOR AIR FORCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. (MOTION FAILED)

AmendmentDefense & 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. 8105

September 16, 1980 · TO SUBSTITUTE FOR WHITE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 810… · 66–329 September 16, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 8105, BY INCREASING APPROPRIATI… · 390–13 September 16, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 8105 BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF … · 125–276 September 16, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 8105 BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF … · 141–256 September 16, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 8105 BY STRIKING LANGUAGE THAT … · 220–179 September 16, 1980 · TO PASS H.R. 8105. (MOTION PASSED) · 351–42 November 21, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 8105, FISCAL 1981 DEPARTMENT OF… · 36–39 November 21, 1980 · TO TABLE STENNIS MOTION TO RECONSIDER RC 479 … · 41–36 November 21, 1980 · TO AMEND H.R. 8105, DOD APPROPRIATIONS, BY RE… · 65–9 November 21, 1980 · (CONTINUED) TO PASS H.R. 8105, FISCAL 1981 AP… · 73–1 December 2, 1980 · TO CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC CONFERENCE COMMITTEE M… · 359–0 December 5, 1980 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 810… · 321–36 December 5, 1980 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 810… · 73–1
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 2 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 35 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, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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