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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · March 25, 1981
H.Res. 115

Recorded vote

TO RECOMMIT H. RES. 115, 1981 FUNDING AUTHORIZATION FOR HOUSE COMMITTEES, TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT IT BACK TO THE HOUSE WITH A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION OF $35.3 MILLION F…

Resolution
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.

The map

How each state's members voted

In 8 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 4 every one voted no; 37 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

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

California 21 yes, 22 no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 16 yes, 22 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 433 members

Select any member to pull their file.