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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · September 18, 1981
S. 884

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE MELCHER AMENDMENT TO THE LUGAR AMENDMENT TO S. 884. THE MELCHER AMENDMENT WOULD RAISE THE LOAN RATE TO $4 PER BUSHEL FOR WHEAT AND $2.80 PER BUSHEL FOR CORN THROUGH THE 1985 CROP YEAR. THE LUGAR A…

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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. 884

September 15, 1981 · TO TABLE THE JEPSEN AMENDMENT TO THE BOSCHWIT… · 53–41 September 15, 1981 · TO TABLE THE BOSCHWITZ AMENDMENT TO THE JEPSE… · 51–42 September 16, 1981 · TO TABLE THE LUGAR AMENDMENT TO S. 884. THE … · 42–56 September 16, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 884, WITH A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT … · 51–47 September 17, 1981 · TO TABLE THE QUALE AMENDMENT TO S. 884, ELIMI… · 61–33 September 17, 1981 · TO TABLE THE PRESSLER AMENDMENT TO S. 884, ES… · 60–35 September 17, 1981 · TO TABLE THE HATFIELD AMENDMENT TO S.884, REP… · 53–42 September 17, 1981 · TO TABLE THE EAGLETON AMENDMENT TO S. 884, AU… · 48–45 September 17, 1981 · TO TABLE THE HUMPHREY AMENDMENT TO S. 884, MO… · 64–30 September 17, 1981 · TO TABLE THE ZORINSKY AMENDMENT TO S. 884, RE… · 60–35 September 18, 1981 · TO TABLE THE DOLE AMENDMENT TO THE LUGAR AMEN… · 42–46 September 18, 1981 · TO TABLE THE LUGAR AMENDMENT TO S. 884, CHANG… · 45–43 September 18, 1981 · TO TABLE THE BAUCUS AMENDMENT TO S. 884, INCR… · 59–28 September 18, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 884, BY PROVIDING FOR LOAN RATES,… · 46–39 September 18, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 884, BY EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF C… · 22–54 September 18, 1981 · TO TABLE THE EAGLETON AMENDMENT TO S. 884, AU… · 41–40 September 18, 1981 · TO PASS S. 884. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 8 · 49–32 October 22, 1981 · TO PASS S. 884, THE SENATE VERSION OF H.R. 36… · 192–160 December 10, 1981 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S.884, A… · 68–31 December 16, 1981 · TO PASS H.RES.303, A BILL WAIVING CERTAIN POI… · 284–116 December 16, 1981 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S.884, T… · 205–203
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 32 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 9 every one voted no; 7 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 2 yes, 0 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 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no

New Jersey 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 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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