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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · August 19, 1982
H.R. 6968

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 6968, A BILL APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND FAMILY HOUSING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPT. 30, 1983. THE OBEY AMENDMENT REDUCES BY 30.8 PERCENT E…

AmendmentDefense & war
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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

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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. 6968

August 19, 1982 · TO PASS H.R. 6968, A BILL APPROPRIATING FUNDS… · 325–31
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 3 yes, 26 no, 10 did not vote yes or no

Vermont 0 yes, 0 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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