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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · September 24, 1982
H.R. 6956

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE MOYNIHAN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6956, A BILL APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1983 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS AND CERTAIN INDEPENDENT AGENCIES. THE MOYNIHAN AMENDMENT INCREASES …

Bill actionBudget & spending
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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 H.R. 6956

September 15, 1982 · TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FO… · 346–5 September 15, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6956, FISCAL 1983 HUD APPROPRIA… · 131–263 September 15, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6956, FISCAL 1983 HUD APPROPRIA… · 77–316 September 15, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6956, FISCAL 1983 HUD APPROPRIA… · 200–184 September 15, 1982 · TO PASS H.R. 6956, FISCAL 1983 HUD APPROPRIAT… · 343–38 September 24, 1982 · TO PASS H.R. 6956, A BILL APPROPRIATING FUNDS… · 73–11
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 20 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 21 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 2 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 1 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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.

Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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