The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO AMEND S. J. RES. 58 TO PERMIT CONGRESS TO USE FISCAL POLICY TO PREVENT UNEMPLOYMENT FROM EXCEEDING 10 PERCENT OR 11 MILLION UNEMPLOYED, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. SEE NOTE(S) 36
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.
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How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
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.
Every roll call on S.J.Res. 58
How each state's senators voted
In 8 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 31 every one voted no; 10 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
- Alaska: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
- Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
- New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
- Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
- Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
- Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
- Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
- New York: 1 yes, 1 no
- Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
- Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
- Nevada: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
- Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
- New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
- Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
- California: 1 yes, 1 no
- Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
- Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
- Nebraska: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
- Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
- West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
- Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
- Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
- Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
- Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
- Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
- Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
- North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
- South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
- Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
- Alabama: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
- Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
- Texas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- 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 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Hughes Murkowski (Republican) — NAY
- Theodore Fulton Stevens (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Alabama 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Howell Thomas Heflin (Democrat) — NAY
- Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Arkansas 1 yes, 1 no
Arizona 0 yes, 2 no
California 1 yes, 1 no
Colorado 1 yes, 1 no
Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no
Delaware 1 yes, 1 no
Florida 0 yes, 2 no
Georgia 0 yes, 2 no
Hawaii 2 yes, 0 no
Iowa 0 yes, 2 no
Idaho 0 yes, 2 no
Illinois 0 yes, 2 no
Indiana 0 yes, 2 no
Kansas 0 yes, 2 no
Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no
Louisiana 0 yes, 2 no
Massachusetts 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Edward Moore Kennedy (Democrat) — YEA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Maryland 1 yes, 1 no
Maine 0 yes, 2 no
Michigan 2 yes, 0 no
Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no
Missouri 1 yes, 1 no
Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no
Montana 0 yes, 2 no
- John Melcher (Democrat) — NAY
- Max Baucus (Democrat) — NAY
North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no
North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Nebraska 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Edward Zorinsky (Democrat) — NAY
- J. James Exon (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no
New Jersey 1 yes, 1 no
New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no
Nevada 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Howard Walter Cannon (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Paul Dominique Laxalt (Republican) — NOT VOTING
New York 1 yes, 1 no
Ohio 2 yes, 0 no
Oklahoma 0 yes, 2 no
Oregon 0 yes, 2 no
Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no
Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no
South Carolina 0 yes, 2 no
South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Tennessee 0 yes, 2 no
Texas 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Goodwin Tower (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (Democrat) — NAY
Utah 0 yes, 2 no
Virginia 0 yes, 2 no
Vermont 1 yes, 1 no
Washington 1 yes, 1 no
Wisconsin 0 yes, 2 no
West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no
Wyoming 0 yes, 2 no
Every vote, by name — 101 members
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