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House recorded vote (98th Congress) · August 2, 1983
H.R. 2780

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 2780 TO BASE THE REVENUE SHARING FORMULA ON THE REPRESENTATIVE TAX SYSTEM, A FORMULA THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL POTENTIAL SOURCES OF TAX REVENUE FOR A STATE RATHER THAN JUST THE STATE'S PER CAPI…

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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. 2780

August 2, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 2780, A BILL EXTENDING FOR FIVE… · 226–202 August 2, 1983 · TO AMEND THE HORTON AMENDMENT TO H.R.2780. T… · 176–248 August 2, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 2780 TO REDUCE THE YEARLY FUNDI… · 381–43 August 2, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 2780 TO TARGET $450 MILLION IN … · 154–259 August 2, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 2780 TO ELIMINATE REVENUE SHARI… · 218–193 August 2, 1983 · TO PASS H.R. 2780. (MOTION PASSED) · 381–35
The map

How each state's members voted

In 6 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 22 every one voted no; 21 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 0 yes, 1 no
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 5 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 5 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  10. Illinois: 15 yes, 2 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 8 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 17 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 18 yes, 14 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  15. Massachusetts: 10 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 5 no
  21. Indiana: 5 yes, 5 no
  22. Ohio: 16 yes, 5 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 22 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 14 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 5 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 16 yes, 28 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 3 no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 6 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 3 no
  30. Missouri: 3 yes, 6 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 7 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 4 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 8 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 4 yes, 1 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 3 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 5 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 4 no
  40. Tennessee: 6 yes, 3 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 10 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 3 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 8 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 5 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 6 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 25 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 18 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

California 16 yes, 28 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

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

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

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

Oregon 1 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

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

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

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