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House recorded vote (98th Congress) · July 26, 1984
H.R. 11

Recorded vote

TO AMEND THE HUNTER SUBSTITUTE FOR THE COATS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 11. THE COATS AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT NEITHER THE UNITED STATES NOR ANY STATE OR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SHALL ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE FORM OR C…

AmendmentEducation
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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. 11

July 26, 1984 · TO AMEND THE COATS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 11, A BI… · 194–215 July 26, 1984 · TO AGREE TO THE COATS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 11, A… · 356–50 July 26, 1984 · TO AMEND THE FORD SUBSTITUTE FOR THE GOODLING… · 169–233 July 26, 1984 · TO AGREE TO THE GOODLING AMENDMENT AS AMENDED… · 397–0 July 26, 1984 · TO PASS H.R. 11. (MOTION PASSED) · 307–85
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

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

South Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

Utah 2 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 434 members

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