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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · January 5, 1981
H.Res. 5

Recorded vote

TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON H. RES. 5, ADOPTING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 97TH CONGRESS. (MOTION AGREED TO)

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

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 19 yes, 16 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 419 members

Select any member to pull their file.