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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · July 16, 1981
H.J.Res. 266

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266, BY LIMITING THE PERIOD FOR WHICH CERTIFICATES MAY BE OFFERED TO 15 MONTHS. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 8

Amendment
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.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.J.Res. 266

July 16, 1981 · TO TABLE THE MOYNIHAN AMENDMENT TO H.J. RES. … · 51–45 July 16, 1981 · TO TABLE THE BRADLEY AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. … · 62–36 July 16, 1981 · TO TABLE THE D'AMATO AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. … · 56–40 July 16, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266, BY INDEXING CERTAIN … · 57–40 July 16, 1981 · TO TABLE THE GARN AMENDMENT TO THE BENTSEN AM… · 47–48 July 16, 1981 · TO AMEND THE BENTSEN AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. … · 36–59 July 16, 1981 · TO AMEND THE BENTSEN AMENDMENT TO H.J. RES. … · 33–63 July 16, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266, BY LIMITING THE EXCL… · 86–10 July 17, 1981 · TO TABLE THE BOREN AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 26… · 53–40 July 17, 1981 · TO TABLE THE RIEGLE AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 2… · 51–41 July 17, 1981 · TO AMEND THE DURENBERGER AMEND TO H. J. RES. … · 92–0 July 17, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY PROVIDING A ONE-YE… · 24–61 July 20, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266, BY ALLOWING A DEDUCT… · 97–1 July 20, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY ELIMINATING THE VO… · 94–3 July 20, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY REDUCING THE RATE … · 56–40 July 21, 1981 · TO TABLE THE RIEGLE AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 2… · 52–46 July 21, 1981 · TO TABLE THE KENNEDY AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. … · 54–46 July 21, 1981 · TO TABLE THE BENTSEN AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. … · 61–38 July 22, 1981 · TO TABLE THE DOLE AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 266… · 47–49 July 22, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY PROVIDING A ONE-YE… · 26–71 July 23, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY PROVIDING TARGETED… · 42–57 July 23, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266, BY PROVIDING ADDITIO… · 22–76 July 23, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266, BY REPLACING INDIVID… · 4–93 July 23, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266, BY EXTENDING AND REV… · 95–3 July 23, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266, BY EXPRESSING THE SE… · 95–1 July 23, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY LIMITING THE UNIFI… · 9–87 July 24, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY EXPRESSING THE SEN… · 89–4 July 24, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY INCREASING THE AMO… · 44–50 July 24, 1981 · TO AGREE TO SUBTITLE C OF TITLE III OF COMMIT… · 93–1 July 24, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY INCREASING THE AMO… · 88–5 July 27, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY ACCELERATING THE D… · 35–57 July 27, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY REDUCING THE THIRD… · 37–58 July 27, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY PROVIDING A CREDIT… · 47–48 July 27, 1981 · TO TABLE NUNN AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 266 THA… · 28–66 July 27, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY PROVIDING INVENTOR… · 94–0 July 28, 1981 · TO TABLE STEVENS MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOI… · 94–1 July 28, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY PROVIDING THAT THE… · 97–0 July 28, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY PROVIDING THAT THE… · 100–0 July 28, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY PROVIDING FOR MAXI… · 100–0 July 28, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY AMENDING SECTION 1… · 15–84 July 28, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY PROVIDING THAT IN … · 15–84 July 28, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY PROVIDING THAT NO … · 8–90 July 28, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY PROVIDING A CREDIT… · 71–25 July 29, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY PROVIDING FOR A SP… · 97–2 July 29, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY INCREASING THE AMO… · 45–55 July 29, 1981 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 266 BY DISALLOWING THE DE… · 12–87 July 29, 1981 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 266 TH… · 100–0 July 29, 1981 · TO AGREE TO COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO… · 89–11
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 17 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 10 every one voted no; 23 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 1 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, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 1 no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 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.

Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no

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

Colorado 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, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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