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Senate recorded vote (98th Congress) · March 17, 1983
H.R. 1900

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 1900 TO PROVIDE THAT THE COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT STABILIZER SHALL APPLY TO ADJUSTMENTS MADE IN 1982 AND THEREAFTER. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 2

Amendment
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The question

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02
The tally

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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. 1900

March 9, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900, A BILL REVISING THE SOCIA… · 228–202 March 9, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 SO AS TO SUBSTITUTE A .53 … · 132–296 March 9, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 SO AS TO GRADUALLY RAISE T… · 230–200 March 9, 1983 · TO PASS H.R. 1900. (MOTION PASSED) · 282–148 March 17, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900, A BILL IMPLEMENTING THE C… · 96–0 March 17, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900, A BILL IMPLEMENTING THE C… · 12–84 March 18, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 TO PROVIDE THAT NO SOCIAL … · 13–80 March 18, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT … · 28–64 March 18, 1983 · TO TABLE THE NICKLES AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1900. … · 34–58 March 21, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 TO PROVIDE DISABILITY BENE… · 30–61 March 21, 1983 · TO TABLE THE MELCHER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1900. … · 37–58 March 21, 1983 · TO AMEND THE MELCHER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1900 T… · 35–57 March 22, 1983 · TO TABLE THE MELCHER MOTION TO WAIVE THE RELE… · 54–43 March 22, 1983 · TO TABLE THE HEINZ MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 30… · 56–41 March 22, 1983 · TO TABLE THE RIEGLE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1900 TO… · 68–29 March 22, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 TO ELIMINATE THE PAYROLL T… · 27–67 March 22, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 TO MOVE UP BY 2 YEARS THE … · 44–49 March 22, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 TO INDEX THE BASE AMOUNT F… · 22–74 March 23, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 TO ELIMINATE THE MARRIAGE … · 34–62 March 23, 1983 · TO AMEND THE LONG AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1900. THE… · 12–86 March 23, 1983 · TO AMEND THE LONG AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1900. TH… · 45–50 March 23, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 TO PERMIT UNITS OF LOCAL G… · 49–48 March 23, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 TO DISREGARD TAX-EXEMPT IN… · 44–52 March 23, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 TO PROVIDE FOR REEMPLOYMEN… · 53–40 March 23, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 1900 TO COVER ONLY NEW HIRES OF… · 26–69 March 23, 1983 · TO PASS H.R. 1900. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(… · 88–9 March 24, 1983 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 190… · 243–102 March 24, 1983 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 190… · 58–14
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 9 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 33 every one voted no; 8 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 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, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 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, 2 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 1 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 1 yes, 1 no

Colorado 1 yes, 0 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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

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

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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