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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · March 24, 1981
S. 509

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE TO THE ZORINSKY AMENDMENT TO S. 509, THAT PROVIDES THAT IT IS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE EXPORT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES TO THE SOVIET UNION SHOULD BE TERM…

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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. 509

March 17, 1981 · TO TABLE MELCHER AMENDMENT TO S. 509, REPEALI… · 45–53 March 24, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 509, BY ESTABLISHING A SECTION 22… · 38–60 March 24, 1981 · TO AMEND ZORINSKY AMENDMENT TO S. 509, BY CHA… · 33–65 March 24, 1981 · TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE TO THE BOREN AMENDME… · 80–14 March 24, 1981 · TO AMEND S. 509. SEE RC 37. (MOTION PASSED) … · 90–6 March 25, 1981 · TO PASS S. 509. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 1 · 88–5
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 23 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 12 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 1 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 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

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

Arkansas 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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