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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · November 18, 1981
H.R. 4482

Recorded vote

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 4482,A BILL TO ESTABLISH A UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT, AND TO ESTABLISH A UNITED STATES COURT OF CLAIMS. (MOTION AGREED TO)

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

California 32 yes, 4 no, 7 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

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

New York 30 yes, 6 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 1 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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