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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · June 17, 1981
H.R. 3480

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 3480 BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF FUNDS TO INFLUENCE ANY DECISION BY A FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL AGENCY EXCEPT WHERE THEY PERTAIN TO THE CLIENT'S LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, OR TO INFLUENCE AN…

AmendmentBudget & spending
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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. 3480

June 16, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3480, THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE … · 155–249 June 16, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3480, BY ELIMINATING THE REASON… · 152–251 June 17, 1981 · TO RESOLVE INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR FU… · 389–9 June 17, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3480, BY PROHIBITING THE LEGAL … · 241–167 June 18, 1981 · TO AMEND THE MCDONALD AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3480 … · 151–245 June 18, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3480, BY PROHIBITING THE USE O… · 281–124 June 18, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3480 BY PROHIBITING THE PROVISI… · 160–242 June 18, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3480 BY PROHIBITING LEGAL SERVI… · 176–219 June 18, 1981 · TO AMEND THE MCCOLLUM SUBSTITUTE TO THE KAZEN… · 141–262 June 18, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3480, BY PLACING THE LEGAL SERV… · 185–210 June 18, 1981 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 3480 WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO HO… · 165–221 June 18, 1981 · TO PASS H.R. 3480, TO REAUTHORIZE THE LEGAL S… · 245–137
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 18 yes, 21 no

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

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

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 432 members

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