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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · August 17, 1982
S. 2222

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 2222 TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT ENGLISH BE DECLARED THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED STATES. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 39

Amendment
01
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.

03
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. 2222

August 12, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222, A BILL REVISING AND REFORMI… · 30–70 August 12, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO ACCORD A SECOND PREFERENC… · 37–63 August 12, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO ALLOCATE VISAS TO QUALIFI… · 41–59 August 12, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO ELIMINATE PROVISIONS RELA… · 17–82 August 12, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO REVISE THE LEGALIZATION P… · 84–16 August 12, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO INCLUDE REFUGEES AND ASYL… · 35–63 August 13, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO STRIKE PROVISIONS THAT WO… · 28–62 August 13, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO DENY SECOND PREFERENCE ST… · 38–53 August 13, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMINATI… · 22–69 August 13, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO PROVIDE FOR CONGRESSIONAL… · 41–45 August 17, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO PROVIDE FOR AN AGRICULTUR… · 16–83 August 17, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO REQUIRE A PROPERLY EXECUT… · 46–53 August 17, 1982 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO S. 2222 TO SE… · 64–35 August 17, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO EASE SANCTIONS AGAINST EM… · 14–85 August 17, 1982 · TO AMEND S. 2222 TO PREVENT THE TRANSFER OF U… · 38–61 August 17, 1982 · TO PASS S. 2222. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S)… · 80–19
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

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

Mississippi 1 yes, 1 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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