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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · December 10, 1982
H.R. 6211

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE NICKLES MOTION TO POSTPONE A BAKER MOTION TO CONSIDER H.R. 6211, A BILL AUTHORIZING FUNDS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1989 TO IMPROVE THE NATION'S HIGHWAY SYSTEM, AND TO RESTRUCTURE T…

Bill actionTaxes & tariffs
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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. 6211

December 6, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6211, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE… · 96–305 December 6, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6211, BY WAIVING THE DAVIS-BACO… · 174–223 December 6, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6211 BY RESTRICTING DAVIS-BACON… · 191–194 December 6, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6211 BY STRIKING LANGUAGE PERMI… · 21–329 December 6, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6211 BY PROVIDING THAT THE DAVI… · 149–217 December 6, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6211 BY REVISING THE PRESENT HI… · 236–169 December 6, 1982 · TO PASS H.R. 6211. (MOTION PASSED) · 262–143 December 13, 1982 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON H.R. 6211, A BILL AUTHORIZ… · 75–13 December 13, 1982 · (CONTINUED) TO TO INSTRUCT THE SERGEANT AT AR… · 79–7 December 13, 1982 · TO INSTRUCT THE SERGEANT AT ARMS TO REQUEST T… · 81–6 December 14, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6211 TO DELAY THE THIRD YEAR TA… · 44–53 December 14, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6211 BY MODIFYING THE THIRD-YEA… · 40–54 December 14, 1982 · TO TABLE DIVISION 1 OF THE KASSEBAUM AMENDMEN… · 56–38 December 14, 1982 · TO TABLE DIVISION 2 OF THE KASSEBAUM AMENDMEN… · 62–33 December 15, 1982 · TO TABLE THE METZENBAUM AMENDMENT TO H.R. 621… · 51–47 December 16, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6211 TO REAPPORTION FUNDS FROM … · 17–74 December 16, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6211 TO ELIMINATE THE INCREASE … · 48–37 December 16, 1982 · TO TABLE THE LEVIN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6211, EX… · 47–50 December 16, 1982 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6211… · 48–50 December 16, 1982 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON H.R. 6211. (MOTION FAILED… · 5–93 December 16, 1982 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO SUSPEND AN AGREED-TO MOT… · 5–92 December 16, 1982 · TO WAIVE SECTION 311 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUD… · 87–9 December 16, 1982 · TO AMEND THE LEVIN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6211 WIT… · 93–4 December 16, 1982 · TO AMEND H.R. 6211 TO LOWER THE THRESHOLD WEI… · 96–1 December 18, 1982 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON THE BAKER AMENDMENT TO H.R… · 89–5 December 18, 1982 · TO TABLE THE NICKLES AMENDMENT TO THE BAKER S… · 48–46 December 18, 1982 · TO TABLE THE RIEGLE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6211, E… · 50–42 December 20, 1982 · TO TABLE THE BUMPERS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6211, … · 52–44 December 20, 1982 · TO AGREE TO THE BAKER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6211 … · 71–24 December 20, 1982 · TO TABLE THE HELMS POINT OF ORDER MOTION AGAI… · 73–22 December 20, 1982 · TO WAIVE SECTION 311 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUD… · 81–14 December 20, 1982 · TO PROCEED TO A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE CLOT… · 86–7 December 20, 1982 · TO RECONSIDER THE CLOTURE VOTE ON H.R. 6211. … · 87–8 December 20, 1982 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON H.R. 6211. (MOTION PASSED… · 87–8 December 20, 1982 · TO PASS H.R. 6211. SEE NOTE(S) 42 · 56–34 December 21, 1982 · TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6211, A… · 180–87 December 22, 1982 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H… · 81–5 December 22, 1982 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 621… · 54–33
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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