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House recorded vote (98th Congress) · August 8, 1984
H.R. 3605

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO H. RES. 569, THE RULE UNDER H.R. 3605 IS TO BE CONSIDERED. H.R. 3605 AMENDS THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT TO AUTHORIZE AN ABBREVIATED NEW DRUG APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 505 OF THAT ACT F…

Bill action
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. 3605

August 8, 1984 · TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO CONSIDER H. RES. 569,… · 313–80 September 6, 1984 · TO AMEND THE WAXMAN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3605, A… · 66–304 September 6, 1984 · TO AMEND THE WAXMAN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3605. … · 24–347 September 6, 1984 · TO AMEND THE DERRICK AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3605. … · 36–323 September 6, 1984 · TO PASS H.R. 3605. (MOTION PASSED) · 362–0
The map

How each state's members voted

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

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

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

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

North Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

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

South Dakota 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 433 members

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