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Senate recorded vote (98th Congress) · September 23, 1983
S. 1342

Recorded vote

TO AMEND S. 1342 TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR ENGINEERING, SITE PREPARATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF RADIO TRANSMITTER FACILITIES. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 15

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

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 S. 1342

September 22, 1983 · (CONTINUED) TO AMEND S. 1342, A BILL AUTHORIZ… · 93–0 September 23, 1983 · TO AMEND S. 1342 TO DE-AUTHORIZE FUNDS FOR TH… · 42–49 September 23, 1983 · TO AMEND S. 1342 TO RESTRICT ASSESSED PAYMENT… · 66–23 September 23, 1983 · TO TABLE THE DECONCINI AMENDMENT TO S. 1342. … · 59–26 October 19, 1983 · TO AMEND S. 1342, A BILL AUTHORIZING FUNDS FO… · 96–0 October 20, 1983 · TO AMEND S. 1342. THE AMENDMENT REVISES THE … · 86–11 October 20, 1983 · TO AMEND S. 1342 TO PROHIBIT THE ENFORCEMENT,… · 56–34 October 20, 1983 · TO TABLE THE WALLOP AMENDMENT TO S. 1342 TO A… · 46–42 October 20, 1983 · TO AMEND THE BOSCHWITZ AMENDMENT TO S. 1342 W… · 28–59 October 20, 1983 · TO AMEND S. 1342 TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE … · 70–16
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 7 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 31 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 senators voted.

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

Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no

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

California 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no

New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no

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

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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