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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · July 20, 1982
H.R. 5228

Recorded vote

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5228, MAKING IT A FEDERAL CRIME TO OBTAIN NUCLEAR MATERIALS UNLAWFULLY AND USE THEM TO TERRORIZE OR HARM. (MOTION PASSED;2/3 REQUIRED)

Bill actionCourts & justice
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 44 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 0 every one voted no; 6 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: 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: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 22 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 7 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 16 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 32 yes, 0 no, 7 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 10 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 5 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 10 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 20 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 24 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 15 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 6 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 41 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 5 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 3 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 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: 8 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 4 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 5 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 3 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 6 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 6 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 8 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 3 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 7 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 9 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 21 yes, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 14 yes, 0 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 1 yes, 0 no

California 41 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

Mississippi 3 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 32 yes, 0 no, 7 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 — 435 members

Select any member to pull their file.