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House recorded vote (98th Congress) · November 2, 1983
H.R. 4185

Recorded vote

TO PASS H.R. 4185. (MOTION PASSED)

Passage
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 H.R. 4185

October 25, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATI… · 219–193 October 25, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO PROVIDE THAT THE $218 M… · 287–140 October 26, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $… · 85–342 November 1, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO DELETE THE MULTI-YEAR P… · 175–247 November 1, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO STRIKE $2.2 BILLION IN … · 208–217 November 2, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF FUN… · 153–274 November 2, 1983 · TO RISE AND REPORT H.R. 4185 BACK TO THE HOUS… · 233–195 November 3, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185, A BILL APPROPRIATING $251… · 45–48 November 4, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO PROVIDE $100,000 IN FUN… · 86–0 November 4, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO TO STRIKE THE LANGUAGE … · 22–62 November 4, 1983 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4185. TH… · 50–29 November 4, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF F… · 66–5 November 7, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO DELETE FUNDS FOR THE MX… · 37–56 November 7, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO PROVIDE $366.6 MILLION … · 55–36 November 7, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF TH… · 42–50 November 7, 1983 · TO TABLE THE MELCHER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4185. … · 69–24 November 8, 1983 · TO TABLE THE STEVENS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4185. … · 46–48 November 8, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO ADD BACK INTO THE BILL … · 46–46 November 8, 1983 · TO TABLE THE TOWER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4185 TO … · 62–31 November 8, 1983 · TO PASS H.R. 4185. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(… · 86–6 November 15, 1983 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H. J. RES. 1, A… · 278–147 November 15, 1983 · TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE ORIGINA… · 164–256 November 15, 1983 · TO AMEND THE YOUNG MOTION TO ORDER THE PREVIO… · 258–166 November 15, 1983 · TO CLOSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON H.R… · 419–0 November 17, 1983 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H. RES. … · 311–99 November 18, 1983 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 418… · 75–6
The map

How each state's members voted

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

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

Alaska 1 yes, 0 no

California 27 yes, 18 no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

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