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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · June 17, 1982
S. 1992

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 1992 BY LIMITING THE POWER OF THE COURTS TO REQUIRE PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION OR QUOTAS IN THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF A PROTECTED CLASS. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 33

AmendmentElections & government
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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 S. 1992

June 15, 1982 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON S. 1992, A BILL EXTENDING … · 86–8 June 16, 1982 · TO INSTRUCT THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS TO COMPEL TH… · 83–4 June 17, 1982 · TO PASS S. 1992. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S)… · 97–0 June 17, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 1992 TO STRIKE SECTION 3 FROM THE… · 16–81 June 17, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 1992 SO AS TO ALLOW COURTS TO ORD… · 1–94 June 17, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 1992 TO PROVIDE THAT, AFTER AUGUS… · 31–65 June 17, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 1992 BY EASING PROVISIONS RELATIN… · 19–78 June 17, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 1992, THUS EASING THE "BAILOUT" P… · 38–59 June 17, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 1992 TO CHANGE THE BAILOUT PROVIS… · 32–58 June 18, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3112, THE HOUSE VERSION OF S. 1… · 32–54
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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