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House recorded vote (98th Congress) · August 8, 1984
H.R. 5712

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 5712, A BILL APPROPRIATING $11.5 BILLION FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPT. 30, …

Bill actionBudget & spending
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.R. 5712

May 31, 1984 · TO AMEND H.R. 5712, A BILL APPROPRIATING $11.… · 226–173 May 31, 1984 · TO RECOMMIT THE H.R. 5712 TO THE COMMITTEE ON… · 208–194 May 31, 1984 · TO PASS H.R. 5712, A BILL APPROPRIATING $11.8… · 303–98 June 28, 1984 · TO AGREE TO A POINT OF ORDER AGAINST AN APPRO… · 27–72 June 28, 1984 · TO AGREE TO AN APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AMEND… · 78–22 June 28, 1984 · TO AMEND H.R. 5712 TO PREVENT FUNDS BEING MAD… · 36–63 June 28, 1984 · TO AMEND H.R. 5712 TO DELETE FUNDS FOR THE NA… · 42–51 June 28, 1984 · TO AMEND H.R. 5712 TO STRIKE FUNDS FOR THE NA… · 44–49 June 28, 1984 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5712. T… · 14–79 June 28, 1984 · TO TABLE THE NICKLES AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5712. … · 49–44 June 28, 1984 · TO AMEND H.R. 5712 TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF TH… · 95–0 June 28, 1984 · TO PASS H.R. 5712. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(… · 79–15 August 8, 1984 · TO RECEDE FROM ITS DISAGREEMENT TO A SENATE A… · 226–193 August 8, 1984 · TO RECEDE FROM ITS DISAGREEMENT TO A SENATE A… · 278–138 August 8, 1984 · TO RECEDE FROM ITS DISAGREEMENT TO A SENATE A… · 237–181
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

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

South Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

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

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 433 members

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