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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · October 22, 1981
S. 1196

Recorded vote

TO RECONSIDER THE VOICE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE REJECTED THE KASTEN AMENDMENT TO S. 1196. THE AMENDMENT PROVIDED THAT UP TO $75 MILLION OF ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND MONIES COULD BE USED BY THE PRESIDENT AS A CONT…

Bill actionBudget & spending
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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. 1196

September 23, 1981 · TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A S… · 54–42 September 24, 1981 · TO TABLE THE PELL MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VO… · 52–46 September 30, 1981 · TO TABLE THE TSONGAS AMENDMENT TO THE MITCHEL… · 66–29 September 30, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 1196, BY EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF … · 92–0 September 30, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 1196, BY EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF… · 92–0 October 20, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 1196, BY EXEMPTING CERTAIN PROGRA… · 28–70 October 21, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 1196, BY REQUIRING THAT THE PRESI… · 51–45 October 21, 1981 · (CONTINUED) TO TABLE THE HART AMENDMENT TO S.… · 33–60 October 21, 1981 · TO AMEND THE HART AMENDMENT WITH A SUBSTITUTE… · 47–44 October 21, 1981 · TO AGREE TO THE HART AMENDMENT TO S.1196, WHI… · 87–3 October 22, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 1196, BY STRIKING A SECTION TAKIN… · 39–48 October 22, 1981 · TO TABLE THE MATTINGLY AMENDMENT TO S. 1196. … · 49–37 October 22, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 1196, BY REQUIRING THAT THE PRESI… · 88–0 October 22, 1981 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO S. 1196. THE… · 30–57 October 22, 1981 · TO AMEND THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO S. 1196, WITH… · 86–0 October 22, 1981 · TO TABLE THE TOWER AMENDMENT TO S. 1196. THE … · 33–43 October 22, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 1196, BY PROHIBITING AID TO ZIMBA… · 14–61 October 22, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 1196, BY DELETING $100 MILLION FO… · 28–45 October 22, 1981 · TO PASS S. 1196. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S)… · 40–33 December 15, 1981 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S.1196, … · 55–42
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 22 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 9 every one voted no; 14 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 0 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 1 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 1 no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 1 yes, 1 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Ohio 0 yes, 1 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

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

On the record

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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