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Senate recorded vote (98th Congress) · June 28, 1984
H.R. 5712

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.R. 5712 TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT: 1) THERE IS NO PLACE IN OUR SOCIETY, NOR IN OUR ELECTORAL PROCESS, FOR HATEFUL, BIGOTED EXPRESSIONS OF ANTI-JEWISH AND RACIST SENTIMENTS SUCH AS THOS…

Amendment
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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.

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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. 5712

May 31, 1984 · TO AMEND H.R. 5712, A BILL APPROPRIATING $11.… · 226–173 May 31, 1984 · TO RECOMMIT THE H.R. 5712 TO THE COMMITTEE ON… · 208–194 May 31, 1984 · TO PASS H.R. 5712, A BILL APPROPRIATING $11.8… · 303–98 June 28, 1984 · TO AGREE TO A POINT OF ORDER AGAINST AN APPRO… · 27–72 June 28, 1984 · TO AGREE TO AN APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AMEND… · 78–22 June 28, 1984 · TO AMEND H.R. 5712 TO PREVENT FUNDS BEING MAD… · 36–63 June 28, 1984 · TO AMEND H.R. 5712 TO DELETE FUNDS FOR THE NA… · 42–51 June 28, 1984 · TO AMEND H.R. 5712 TO STRIKE FUNDS FOR THE NA… · 44–49 June 28, 1984 · TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5712. T… · 14–79 June 28, 1984 · TO TABLE THE NICKLES AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5712. … · 49–44 June 28, 1984 · TO PASS H.R. 5712. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(… · 79–15 August 8, 1984 · TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 571… · 277–135 August 8, 1984 · TO RECEDE FROM ITS DISAGREEMENT TO A SENATE A… · 226–193 August 8, 1984 · TO RECEDE FROM ITS DISAGREEMENT TO A SENATE A… · 278–138 August 8, 1984 · TO RECEDE FROM ITS DISAGREEMENT TO A SENATE A… · 237–181
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 50 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 0 every one voted no; 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 2 yes, 0 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

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

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

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

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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