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Senate recorded vote (98th Congress) · March 11, 1983
H.R. 1718

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 1718 BY PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL $1.6 BILLION IN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO MEET NEGLECTED URGENT NEEDS. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 1

Amendment
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

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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. 1718

March 3, 1983 · TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON H. RES. 113… · 299–117 March 3, 1983 · TO ADOPT H. RES. 113, THE RULE UNDER WHICH H.… · 300–103 March 3, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1718 BY PROVIDING THAT 75 PERCE… · 335–83 March 3, 1983 · TO RECOMMIT H.R. 1718 TO THE COMMITTEE ON APP… · 158–256 March 3, 1983 · TO PASS H.R. 1718. (MOTION PASSED) · 324–95 March 9, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1718, FISCAL 1983 EMERGENCY SUP… · 82–10 March 9, 1983 · TO TABLE THE ABDNOR AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1718. … · 43–51 March 10, 1983 · TO TABLE THE HATFIELD AMENDMENT TO THE ABDNOR… · 49–50 March 11, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1718 BY AMENDING THE UNEMPLOYME… · 70–18 March 11, 1983 · TO AMEND THE FORD AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1718 WITH… · 30–60 March 14, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1718 TO REQUIRE THAT INSTALLMEN… · 73–21 March 14, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1718 TO INCREASE FUNDS FOR HEAL… · 80–14 March 14, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1718 TO STRIKE APPROPRIATIONS F… · 17–80 March 14, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1718 TO STRIKE THE PROVISIONS O… · 20–77 March 14, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1718 TO MAKE REDUCTIONS IN CERT… · 16–80 March 15, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1718 TO REDUCE FUNDS FOR THE AR… · 45–51 March 16, 1983 · TO INSTRUCT THE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS TO REQUEST T… · 94–5 March 16, 1983 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON H.R. 1718. (MOTION FAILED… · 50–48 March 16, 1983 · TO CLOSE DEBATE ON THE KASTEN AMENDMENT TO H.… · 59–39 March 17, 1983 · TO PASS H.R. 1718. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(… · 82–16 March 22, 1983 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 171… · 329–86 March 22, 1983 · TO AGREE TO A MOTION TO RECEDE FROM DISAGREEM… · 132–277 March 22, 1983 · TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1718, … · 82–15 March 22, 1983 · TO TABLE THE HEINZ APPEAL OF THE RULING OF TH… · 62–32
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 12 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 23 every one voted no; 13 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

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

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

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

Colorado 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no

New Mexico 1 yes, 1 no

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

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

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Texas 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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