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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · August 10, 1982
H.R. 5427

Recorded vote

TO AMEND A HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5427. THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT REQUIRES THE NATIONAL TELE-COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE FEDERAL COMMUNI…

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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.

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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 3, 1982 · TO AMEND THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE… · 136–244 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… · 109–271 August 10, 1982 · TO PASS H.R. 5427. (MOTION PASSED) · 250–134
The map

How each state's members voted

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

California 12 yes, 24 no, 7 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

Hawaii 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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 14 yes, 21 no, 4 did not vote yes or no

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

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

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

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

On the record

Every vote, by name — 435 members

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