The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO AMEND S. J. RES. 58 TO PROVIDE A STATUTORY BASIS FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AS OPPOSED TO A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 36
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
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What was on the floor
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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 27 every one voted no; 15 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: 2 yes, 0 no
- Vermont: 1 yes, 1 no
- New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
- Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
- Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
- Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
- Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
- Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
- New York: 1 yes, 1 no
- Rhode Island: 1 yes, 1 no
- Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
- Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
- Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
- Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
- South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
- Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
- Ohio: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
- New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
- Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- California: 1 yes, 1 no
- Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
- Colorado: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Nebraska: 0 yes, 2 no
- Missouri: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
- West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
- Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
- Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
- Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
- Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
- New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
- Kansas: 1 yes, 1 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, 2 no
- Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
- Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
- Texas: 0 yes, 2 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, 2 no
Arkansas 1 yes, 1 no
Arizona 0 yes, 2 no
California 1 yes, 1 no
Colorado 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Gary Warren Hart (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Lester Armstrong (Republican) — NAY
Connecticut 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Christopher John Dodd (Democrat) — YEA
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. (Republican) — NOT VOTING
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 1 yes, 1 no
Kentucky 1 yes, 1 no
Louisiana 0 yes, 2 no
Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no
Maryland 2 yes, 0 no
Maine 2 yes, 0 no
Michigan 1 yes, 1 no
Minnesota 1 yes, 1 no
Missouri 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Claggett Danforth (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Francis Eagleton (Democrat) — YEA
Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no
Montana 1 yes, 1 no
- John Melcher (Democrat) — NAY
- Max Baucus (Democrat) — YEA
North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no
North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no
New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no
New Jersey 1 yes, 1 no
New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no
Nevada 0 yes, 2 no
New York 1 yes, 1 no
Ohio 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum (Democrat) — YEA
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Oklahoma 0 yes, 2 no
Oregon 0 yes, 2 no
Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no
Rhode Island 1 yes, 1 no
South Carolina 0 yes, 2 no
South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Tennessee 0 yes, 2 no
Texas 0 yes, 2 no
Utah 0 yes, 2 no
Virginia 0 yes, 2 no
Vermont 1 yes, 1 no
Washington 2 yes, 0 no
Wisconsin 0 yes, 2 no
West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no
Wyoming 0 yes, 2 no
Every vote, by name — 101 members
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