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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · November 16, 1981
H.R. 4169

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4169, WHICH WOULD STRIKE THE LANGUAGE WHICH WOULD PROVIDE THAT NO FUNDS APPROPRIATED UNDER THE ACT MAY BE USED TO PREVENT IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRA…

Bill actionBudget & spending
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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.

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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.R. 4169

September 9, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4169, THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR TH… · 188–202 September 9, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4169, THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR TH… · 333–54 September 9, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4169, THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR TH… · 122–272 September 9, 1981 · TO PASS H.R. 4169, THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE… · 245–145 November 12, 1981 · TO AMEND THE METZENBAUM AMENDMENT TO H.R. 416… · 85–0 November 12, 1981 · TO AGREE TO APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AMENDMEN… · 3–82 November 12, 1981 · TO TABLE THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AMENDME… · 84–0 November 12, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4169 BY STRIKING $241,000,000 F… · 21–61 November 12, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4169 BY REDUCING THE FUNDING FO… · 48–33 November 12, 1981 · TO AGREE TO WHETHER THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMM… · 57–23 November 12, 1981 · TO AGREE TO THE SENATE JUDICIARY AMENDMENT TO… · 47–33 November 12, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4169 TO PROVIDE FUNDING OF $473… · 54–23 November 16, 1981 · TO TABLE THE WEICKER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4169. … · 51–34 November 16, 1981 · TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY… · 54–36 November 18, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R.4169, A BILL APPROPRIATING FUNDS… · 58–38 November 18, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R.4169 IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITU… · 46–49 November 18, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R.4169 IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITU… · 46–51 November 18, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R.4169 PROVIDING THAT NONE OF THE … · 47–49 November 18, 1981 · TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO H.R.4169 TO CHANGE T… · 50–47 November 18, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R.4169 TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATI… · 36–58 December 11, 1981 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE … · 59–35
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 37 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 3 every one voted no; 8 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 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, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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.

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

Arizona 1 yes, 0 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

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

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

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 1 yes, 1 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

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

Rhode Island 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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