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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · August 1, 1981
H.R. 4331

Recorded vote

TO SUSTAIN THE CHAIR IN RULNG THAT THE MOYNIHAN MOTION TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4331, AMENDING THE OMNIBUS RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1981 TO RESTORE MINIMUM BENEFITS UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, W…

Bill actionSocial security & welfare
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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. 4331

July 31, 1981 · TO PASS H.R. 4331, AMENDING THE OMNIBUS RECON… · 404–20 October 15, 1981 · TO TABLE THE EAGLETON AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4331,… · 65–30 October 15, 1981 · TO TABLE THE BYRD AMENDMENT TO THE PRESSLER A… · 50–47 October 15, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4331, A BILL TO RESTORE MINIMUM… · 96–0 October 15, 1981 · TO PASS H.R. 4331, THE LEGISLATION TO RESTORE… · 95–0 December 15, 1981 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 433… · 96–0 December 16, 1981 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO THE CONFERE… · 412–10
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 23 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 10 every one voted no; 16 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: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 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, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 1 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

Maine 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

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

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

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

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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