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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · December 2, 1982
H.R. 3809

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 3809 BY REQUIRING THAT ANY MILITARY-ONLY REPOSITORY SITE CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE BILL WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO THE CIVILIAN SITES. (MOTION FAILED)

AmendmentDefense & war
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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.

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.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.R. 3809

September 30, 1982 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 370–1 November 29, 1982 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 333–4 November 29, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3809 SO AS TO REQUIRE A STATE'S… · 181–194 November 29, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3809 SO AS TO DISQUALIFY HIGHLY… · 81–296 November 29, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3809 WITH AN AMENDMENT THAT SUB… · 190–184 November 30, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3809 SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE DOE… · 84–308 November 30, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3809 TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY T… · 109–293 December 2, 1982 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 345–6 December 2, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3809 BY INCREASING THE PAYMENT … · 72–321 December 2, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3809 BY SUBSTITUTING A ONE-HOUS… · 213–179
The map

How each state's members voted

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

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 14 yes, 19 no, 5 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

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