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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · June 18, 1982
H.R. 3112

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 3112 TO CLARIFY THE PHRASES "ANYWHERE IN THE TERRITORY" AND "ALL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS WITHIN ITS TERRITORY" UNDER THE BAILOUT PROVISION OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965. THE AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE TH…

AmendmentCivil rights
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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. 3112

October 5, 1981 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TO… · 350–4 October 5, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3112, BY ELIMINATING A PROVISIO… · 92–285 October 5, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3112, BY PERMITTING BAILOUT CAS… · 132–277 October 5, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3112, BY ALLOWING A STATE COVER… · 95–313 October 5, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3112, BY ELIMINATING PROVISIONS… · 128–284 October 5, 1981 · TO AMEND H.R. 3112, BY REQUIRING CERTAIN AREA… · 124–285 October 5, 1981 · TO PASS H.R. 3112, A BILL TO EXTEND KEY ENFOR… · 389–24 June 18, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3112 TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICA… · 16–74 June 18, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3112 TO REDUCE THE TIME ALLOWED… · 38–55 June 18, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3112 TO MAKE THE NEW BAILOUT ST… · 19–73 June 18, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3112 TO MODIFY THE EXPIRATION D… · 28–66 June 18, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3112 TO EXEMPT 42 COUNTIES IN N… · 12–81 June 18, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 3112 TO PROVIDE THAT, IN ORDER … · 12–81 June 18, 1982 · TO PASS H.R. 3112. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(… · 85–8
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 8 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 29 every one voted no; 13 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 1 no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 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: 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.

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

Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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