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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · June 15, 1982
H.R. 6198

Recorded vote

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 6198, AMENDING THE MANUFACTURING CLAUSE OF THE COPYRIGHT LAW TO PROVIDE PREFERENTIAL PROTECTION FOR BOOKS AND PERIODICALS WRITTEN IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND PRINTED IN THE U…

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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. 6198

July 13, 1982 · TO OVERRIDE THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF H.R. 6198… · 324–86 July 13, 1982 · TO OVERRIDE THE THE PRESIDENT'S VETO ON H.R. … · 84–9
The map

How each state's members voted

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

California 27 yes, 9 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

New York 34 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Oregon 2 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 3 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 433 members

Select any member to pull their file.