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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · April 7, 1981
S. 840

Recorded vote

TO PASS S. 840, TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT FROM APR. 6 TO SEPT. 30, 1981 ANY AUTHORITY PROVIDED UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL 1980. (MOTION AGREED TO)

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

Arizona 3 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 35 yes, 0 no, 8 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

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

New York 34 yes, 0 no, 5 did not vote yes or no

Oregon 3 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 433 members

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