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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · October 22, 1981
H.R. 3603

Recorded vote

TO AMEND THE DASCHLE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3603, BY STRIKING A PROVISION THAT REQUIRES IMPORTED MEAT TO BE LABELED AS TO COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. AS AMENDED, THE DASCHLE AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE THAT MEAT PRODUCED ABROAD…

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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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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. 3603

October 2, 1981 · TO ADOPT THE RULE PROVIDING FOR HOUSE FLOOR C… · 343–1 October 7, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3603, BY REDUCING BY $1 BILLION… · 400–14 October 7, 1981 · TO AMEND THE FRANK AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3603, SO… · 123–277 October 7, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3603, BY SETTING DAIRY PRICE SU… · 153–243 October 14, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3603, BY PROVIDING THAT THE DAI… · 153–255 October 15, 1981 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 380–3 October 15, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3603, BY REPEALING THE POUNDAGE… · 250–159 October 15, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3603, BY STRIKING THE PRICE SUP… · 213–190 October 20, 1981 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 384–3 October 20, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3603, BY PROVIDING DISCRETIONAR… · 138–270 October 21, 1981 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 386–2 October 21, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3603, BY REPEALING THE TOBACCO … · 184–231 October 21, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3603, BY DIRECTING THE SECRETAR… · 412–0 October 22, 1981 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 378–1 October 22, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3603, BY REQUIRING MOST FOOD ST… · 147–251 October 22, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3603, BY REQUIRING THAT MEAT PR… · 211–168
The map

How each state's members voted

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

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

California 7 yes, 30 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 7 yes, 28 no, 4 did not vote yes or no

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

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

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