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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · November 4, 1981
H.R. 4144

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE BUMPERS AMENDMENT TO H.R.4144 TO TERMINATE FUNDING FOR THE CLINCH RIVER BREEDER REACTOR PROJECT. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 15

Bill action
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.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.R. 4144

July 23, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4144, FISCAL 1982 APPROPRIATION… · 198–208 July 23, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4144, FISCAL 1982 APPROPRIATION… · 137–267 July 23, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4144, FISCAL 1982 APPROPRIATION… · 188–206 July 24, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4144, ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPM… · 186–206 July 24, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4144, ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPM… · 157–213 July 24, 1981 · TO PASS H.R. 4144, FISCAL 1982 ENERGY AND WAT… · 244–104 November 4, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R.4144, A BILL APPROPRIATING FUNDS… · 46–48 November 5, 1981 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 50–45 November 5, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R.4144 BY PROVIDING THAT, IN ADDIT… · 49–43 November 5, 1981 · TO PASS H.R.4144 AS AMENDED. (MOTION PASSED).… · 71–22 November 20, 1981 · TO AGREE TO A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4144, … · 67–314
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 18 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 17 every one voted no; 15 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 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.

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

Arkansas 0 yes, 2 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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 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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