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Senate recorded vote (97th Congress) · December 18, 1982
H.J.Res. 631

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE DODD AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 631, DECLARING CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN TYPES OF OPERATIONS IN CENTRAL AMERICA. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 43

Resolution
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.

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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.J.Res. 631

December 14, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631 TO REQUIRE THAT AT LE… · 227–184 December 14, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631 TO ESTABLISH A NEW CA… · 303–109 December 14, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES 631 TO CONTINUE THE CURREN… · 208–208 December 14, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631 SO AS TO DELETE ALL F… · 217–196 December 14, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631 TO PROHIBIT ANY EXPEN… · 245–144 December 14, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631 TO DELETE ALL FUNDS P… · 252–152 December 14, 1982 · TO RECOMMIT H. J. RES. 631 TO THE COMMITTEE O… · 191–215 December 14, 1982 · TO PASS H. J. RES. 631. (MOTION PASSED) · 204–200 December 16, 1982 · TO TABLE THE CRANSTON MOTION TO RECOMMIT H. J… · 70–28 December 16, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631. THE JACKSON AMENDMEN… · 56–42 December 16, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H. J. RE… · 78–20 December 16, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H. J. RE… · 49–48 December 16, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631, A BILL MAKING CONTIN… · 24–73 December 16, 1982 · TO TABLE THE MCCLURE AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. … · 59–37 December 16, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H. J. RE… · 49–48 December 16, 1982 · TO TABLE THE HATFIELD MOTION TO RECONSIDER TH… · 50–45 December 16, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ON H. J. RE… · 62–32 December 16, 1982 · TO AGREE TO A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ON H. J. RE… · 43–52 December 16, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631 TO REDUCE FUNDS FOR S… · 25–68 December 16, 1982 · TO TABLE THE WARNER AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 6… · 38–57 December 16, 1982 · WARNER AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 631. THE WARN… · 40–56 December 16, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. TO GIVE ASSISTANCE TO STA… · 76–19 December 16, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631 SO AS TO RESTORE CERT… · 94–1 December 16, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631 TO DELETE TITLE II, P… · 46–50 December 16, 1982 · TO TABLE THE GORTON AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 6… · 52–45 December 16, 1982 · TO TABLE THE LEVIN AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 63… · 67–31 December 16, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631 SO AS TO PERMIT THE U… · 73–25 December 16, 1982 · TO TABLE THE PRYOR AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 63… · 70–27 December 16, 1982 · TO TABLE THE EXON AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 631… · 24–71 December 18, 1982 · TO TABLE THE DODD AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 631… · 80–11 December 18, 1982 · TO TABLE THE DIXON AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 63… · 48–46 December 18, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631 TO EXPRESS THE SENSE … · 93–0 December 18, 1982 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 631 TO PROHIBIT THE USE O… · 85–10 December 18, 1982 · TO TABLE THE FORD AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 631… · 47–46 December 18, 1982 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY W… · 47–45 December 18, 1982 · TO TABLE THE HELMS APPEAL OF THE RULING OF TH… · 62–29 December 18, 1982 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 63… · 46–44 December 18, 1982 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 63… · 44–46 December 18, 1982 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 63… · 61–29 December 18, 1982 · TO PASS H. J. RES. 631. (MOTION PASSED) SEE … · 63–31 December 18, 1982 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H. J. RE… · 55–41
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 22 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 13 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 2 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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