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House recorded vote (98th Congress) · April 13, 1983
HJR13

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. J. RES. 13 TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE UNITED STATES AND THE SOVIET UNION SHOULD ADHERE TO THE GUARANTEED STRATEGIC BUILD-DOWN PRINCIPLE. THE BUILD-DOWN PRINCIPLE AUTOMATICALLY LOWERS…

AmendmentDefense & war
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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
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
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

No separate text document applies to this vote.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on HJR13

March 16, 1983 · TO ADOPT H. RES. 138, THE RULE UNDER WHICH H.… · 372–35 March 16, 1983 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 13 TO PROVIDE FOR THE REQ… · 426–0 March 16, 1983 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 13 TO INCLUDE THE REDUCTI… · 209–215 March 16, 1983 · TO LIMIT DEBATE ON THE STRATTON AMENDMENT TO … · 232–173 March 16, 1983 · TO AMEND THE STRATTON AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES.… · 226–195 March 16, 1983 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO RISE AND REPORT H. J.… · 172–249 March 16, 1983 · TO LIMIT DEBATE ON ALL AMENDMENTS TO H. J. 13… · 199–209 April 13, 1983 · TO AMEND THE BROWN AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 13… · 219–195 April 20, 1983 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 13, STATING THAT ANY NEGO… · 204–211 April 20, 1983 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 13 BY ASSURING THAT THE N… · 407–3 April 21, 1983 · TO AMEND THE CARNEY AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 1… · 221–195 April 21, 1983 · TO LIMIT DEBATE ON H. J. RES. 13. (MOTION PA… · 214–194 April 21, 1983 · TO AMEND THE STRATTON AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES.… · 221–171 April 21, 1983 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 13 BY PROVIDING THAT THE … · 374–6 April 28, 1983 · TO MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE… · 135–269 April 28, 1983 · TO AMEND THE SILJANDER AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES… · 215–194 April 28, 1983 · TO AMEND H. J. RES. 13 BY REQUIRING THE MAINT… · 397–0 May 4, 1983 · TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON H. RES. 179… · 269–150 May 4, 1983 · TO AGREE TO H. RES. 179, A MEASURE PROVIDING … · 270–149 May 4, 1983 · TO AMEND THE COURTER SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO … · 234–183 May 4, 1983 · TO AMEND THE LEVITAS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. … · 210–214 May 4, 1983 · TO AMEND THE LEVITAS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. … · 221–203 May 4, 1983 · TO AMEND THE LEVITAS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. … · 225–191 May 4, 1983 · TO AMEND THE HUNTER AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 1… · 227–189 May 4, 1983 · TO RECOMMIT H. J. RES. 13 TO THE COMMITTEE ON… · 175–247 May 4, 1983 · TO PASS H. J. RES. 13. (MOTION PASSED) · 278–149
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Alaska 1 yes, 0 no

California 15 yes, 28 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

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

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

South Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

Vermont 0 yes, 1 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

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