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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · March 12, 1981
S. 414

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 414, PERMITTING MERCHANTS TO ALLOW UNLIMITED DISCOUNTS TO CASH PAYING CUSTOMERS BY PERMITTING SURCHARGES ON CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS. (MOTION FAILED)

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.

The map

How each state's senators voted

In 12 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 19 every one voted no; 19 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 2 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 1 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 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

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

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

Select any member to pull their file.