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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · September 28, 1981
H.J.Res. 265

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE MELCHER AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 265, A BILL PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT. THE AMENDMENT DIRECTS THE PRESIDENT TO CONSULT WITH THE GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SY…

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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.J.Res. 265

September 28, 1981 · TO TABLE THE HART AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 265… · 58–30 September 28, 1981 · TO TABLE THE HART AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 265… · 74–13 September 29, 1981 · TO CONFIRM THE NOMINATION OF CHARLES A. BOWSH… · 99–0 September 29, 1981 · TO TABLE THE ARMSTRONG AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES… · 84–15 September 29, 1981 · TO TABLE THE EXON AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 265… · 56–43 September 29, 1981 · TO TABLE THE EAGLETON AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES.… · 67–31 September 29, 1981 · TO TABLE THE PROXIMIRE AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES… · 63–33 September 29, 1981 · TO TABLE THE NUNN AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 265… · 66–31 September 29, 1981 · TO TABLE THE MOYNIHAN AMENDMENT TO INCREASE T… · 53–44 September 29, 1981 · TO PASS H. J. RES. 265, TO PROVIDE FOR A TEMP… · 64–34
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 23 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 8 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: 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 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 Dakota 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

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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