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Senate recorded vote (98th Congress) · November 18, 1983
H.R. 4185

Recorded vote

TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4185. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 22

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.

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. 4185

October 25, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATI… · 219–193 October 25, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO PROVIDE THAT THE $218 M… · 287–140 October 26, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $… · 85–342 November 1, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO DELETE THE MULTI-YEAR P… · 175–247 November 1, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO STRIKE $2.2 BILLION IN … · 208–217 November 2, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF FUN… · 153–274 November 2, 1983 · TO RISE AND REPORT H.R. 4185 BACK TO THE HOUS… · 233–195 November 2, 1983 · TO PASS H.R. 4185. (MOTION PASSED) · 328–97 November 3, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185, A BILL APPROPRIATING $251… · 45–48 November 4, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO PROVIDE $100,000 IN FUN… · 86–0 November 4, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO TO STRIKE THE LANGUAGE … · 22–62 November 4, 1983 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4185. TH… · 50–29 November 4, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF F… · 66–5 November 7, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO DELETE FUNDS FOR THE MX… · 37–56 November 7, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO PROVIDE $366.6 MILLION … · 55–36 November 7, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF TH… · 42–50 November 7, 1983 · TO TABLE THE MELCHER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4185. … · 69–24 November 8, 1983 · TO TABLE THE STEVENS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4185. … · 46–48 November 8, 1983 · TO AMEND H.R. 4185 TO ADD BACK INTO THE BILL … · 46–46 November 8, 1983 · TO TABLE THE TOWER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4185 TO … · 62–31 November 8, 1983 · TO PASS H.R. 4185. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(… · 86–6 November 15, 1983 · TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H. J. RES. 1, A… · 278–147 November 15, 1983 · TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE ORIGINA… · 164–256 November 15, 1983 · TO AMEND THE YOUNG MOTION TO ORDER THE PREVIO… · 258–166 November 15, 1983 · TO CLOSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON H.R… · 419–0 November 17, 1983 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H. RES. … · 311–99
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

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

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no

New York 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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