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House recorded vote (97th Congress) · December 13, 1982
H.J.Res. 429

Recorded vote

TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H. J. RES. 429, A BILL ESTABLISHING A STATE COMMISSION ON TEACHER EXCELLENCE. (MOTION FAILED;2/3 REQUIRED)

Resolution
01
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.

The map

How each state's members voted

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

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

California 21 yes, 15 no, 7 did not vote yes or no

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

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

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

Nevada 1 yes, 0 no

New York 20 yes, 12 no, 6 did not vote yes or no

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

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

On the record

Every vote, by name — 434 members

Select any member to pull their file.