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Senate recorded vote (98th Congress) · October 19, 1983
H.R. 3706

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 3706 TO DESIGNATE THE THIRD SUNDAY IN JANUARY IN HONOR OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 19

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 H.R. 3706

August 2, 1983 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 3706, A BI… · 338–90 October 18, 1983 · TO COMMIT H.R. 3706 TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE J… · 12–76 October 18, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 3706 TO MAKE NATIONAL CIVIL RIG… · 22–68 October 18, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 3706 WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE N… · 18–76 October 18, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 3706 WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE N… · 23–71 October 18, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 3706 WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE N… · 24–69 October 18, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 3706 TO OBTAIN SENATE ACCESS TO… · 3–90 October 19, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 3706 TO MAKE LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY… · 11–83 October 19, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 3706 TO ESTABLISH A LEGAL PUBLI… · 10–82 October 19, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 3706 TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF TH… · 5–92 October 19, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 3706 TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGAL … · 4–93 October 19, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 3706 TO PROVIDE THAT OBSERVANC… · 45–52 October 19, 1983 · TO PASS H.R. 3706. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(… · 78–22
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

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

Washington 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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