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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · July 10, 1981
S. 951

Recorded vote

TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON S. 951, THE AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL 1982 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (MOTION FAILED; 3/5 REQUIRED)

Bill actionCourts & justice
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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 S. 951

July 9, 1981 · TO AGREE TO S. 951, THE AUTHORIZATION OF FUND… · 95–0 July 13, 1981 · TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE HELMS SUBSTITU… · 54–32 July 29, 1981 · TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON HELMS SUBSTITUTE AMENDME… · 59–37 September 10, 1981 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO S. … · 57–33 September 16, 1981 · TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE HELMS AMENDMEN… · 61–36 September 16, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 951, THE AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS F… · 60–39 February 4, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 951, A BILL AUTHORIZING FUNDS FOR… · 58–38 February 9, 1982 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON S. 951. (MOTION PASSED) S… · 63–33 February 9, 1982 · TO TABLE THE FIRST COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO S. … · 60–36 February 10, 1982 · TO TABLE THE HELMS MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE V… · 60–30 February 10, 1982 · TO TABLE THE SECOND COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO S.… · 63–27 February 11, 1982 · TO TABLE THE WEICKER MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE… · 59–30 February 11, 1982 · TO AFFIRM THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT THE TH… · 65–25 February 11, 1982 · TO TABLE THE FOURTH COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO S.… · 63–24 February 23, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANC… · 82–6 February 24, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANC… · 79–8 February 24, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANC… · 78–10 February 24, 1982 · TO SUSTAIN A DECISION OF THE CHAIR THAT THE G… · 63–30 February 24, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANC… · 82–11 February 24, 1982 · TO TABLE THE GORTON AMENDMENT TO THE JOHNSTON… · 40–51 February 24, 1982 · TO TABLE THE WEICKER MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE… · 49–43 February 24, 1982 · TO AMEND THE JOHNSTON AMENDMENT TO S. 951. (M… · 42–49 February 24, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANC… · 83–10 February 24, 1982 · TO SUSTAIN THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT THE J… · 66–27 February 24, 1982 · TO TABLE THE WEICKER AMENDMENT TO THE JOHNSTO… · 62–31 February 24, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANC… · 85–7 February 24, 1982 · TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE C… · 69–23 February 24, 1982 · TO TABLE THE WEICKER APPEAL OF THE CHAIR'S RU… · 65–28 February 24, 1982 · TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE C… · 67–25 February 24, 1982 · TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE C… · 68–23 February 24, 1982 · TO TABLE S. 951. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S)… · 30–60 February 24, 1982 · TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE C… · 65–25 February 24, 1982 · TO TABLE AN APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE C… · 65–25 February 25, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANC… · 83–8 February 25, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANC… · 85–9 March 2, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 951 TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMEN… · 72–22 March 2, 1982 · TO PASS S. 951. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) … · 57–37
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 13 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 19 every one voted no; 18 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

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

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 1 yes, 1 no

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

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

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

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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