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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · December 3, 1981
H.R. 4995

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 4995, TO DELETE ALL FUNDING FOR ANY INTERIM PROGRAM FOR THE BASING OR DEPLOYMENT OF THE MX MISSILE. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 19

AmendmentDefense & war
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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.R. 4995

November 18, 1981 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4995, THE ADDAB… · 99–307 November 18, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4995, BY DELETING $1.8 BILLION … · 142–263 November 18, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4995, BY DELETING $1.9 BILLION … · 139–264 November 18, 1981 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4995, WHICH SOU… · 140–256 November 18, 1981 · TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4995, WHICH SOU… · 197–202 November 18, 1981 · TO PASS H.R. 4995, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPR… · 335–61 November 30, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R.4995, A BILL APPROPRIATING FUNDS… · 51–29 November 30, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R.4995 TO MAKE AVAILABLE $103,500,… · 16–65 December 1, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R.4995 TO ADD FUNDS TO PROCURE FOU… · 38–55 December 1, 1981 · TO TABLE THE BYRD AMENDMENT TO H.R.4995 TO IN… · 51–40 December 1, 1981 · TO TABLE THE BRADLEY AMENDMENT TO H.R.4995 TO… · 56–36 December 1, 1981 · TO TABLE THE DECONCINI AMENDMENT TO H.R.4995 … · 57–35 December 2, 1981 · TO TABLE THE HOLLINGS AMENDMENT TO H.R.4995 T… · 54–36 December 2, 1981 · TO TABLE THE HOLLINGS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4995,… · 55–36 December 2, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4995, TO INCREASE BY $60,000,00… · 37–56 December 2, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4995, TO ADD $74,600,000 TO PRO… · 40–56 December 2, 1981 · TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PRYOR AMENDMENT TO H… · 44–50 December 2, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4995, TO LIMIT THE USE OF FUNDS… · 90–4 December 2, 1981 · TO AMEND THE COHEN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4995 WIT… · 90–4 December 3, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4995, TO PROVIDE THAT NOT MORE … · 22–72 December 3, 1981 · TO TABLE THE GLENN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4995, TO… · 49–45 December 3, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4995, TO DELETE FUNDING FOR THE… · 28–66 December 3, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4995, TO PROVIDE THAT THE TOTAL… · 36–57 December 3, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 4995, TO DELETE THE 3-PERCENT A… · 46–47 December 3, 1981 · TO TABLE THE NUNN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4995, TO … · 49–41 December 4, 1981 · TO TABLE THE METZENBAUM AMENDMENT TO H.R. 499… · 54–36 December 4, 1981 · TO AMEND THE METZENBAUM AMENDMENT TO H.R.4995… · 88–0 December 4, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R.4995 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS… · 37–49 December 4, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R.4995 TO PROVIDE $200,000,000 FOR… · 36–53 December 4, 1981 · TO PASS H.R.4995 AS AMENDED. (MOTION PASSED).… · 84–5 December 15, 1981 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R.4995… · 334–84 December 15, 1981 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R.4995… · 93–4
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

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

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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