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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · August 3, 1982
H.R. 5427

Recorded vote

TO AMEND THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE 'S AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5427. THE SMITH AMENDMENT REQUIRES THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, TO DETERMINE WHICH …

AmendmentEnergy & environment
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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. 5427

July 23, 1982 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 239–8 August 3, 1982 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 361–20 August 10, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 5427 BY AUTHORIZING THE BOARD F… · 78–284 August 10, 1982 · TO AMEND A HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTE… · 109–277 August 10, 1982 · TO AMEND A HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTE… · 109–271 August 10, 1982 · TO PASS H.R. 5427. (MOTION PASSED) · 250–134
The map

How each state's members voted

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

California 17 yes, 23 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

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

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 17 yes, 19 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

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

South Dakota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 435 members

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