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Senate recorded vote (98th Congress) · August 10, 1984
H.R. 5743

Recorded vote

TO PASS H.R. 5743. (MOTION PASSED SEE NOTE(S) 30

Passage
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. 5743

June 6, 1984 · TO AMEND H.R. 5743, A BILL MAKING $34.5 BILLI… · 153–232 June 6, 1984 · TO AGREE TO A POINT OF ORDER AGAINST THE OBEY… · 6–388 August 6, 1984 · TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO WAIV… · 54–31 August 7, 1984 · TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO WAIV… · 68–30 August 8, 1984 · TO WAIVE SECTION 303(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL … · 63–34 August 9, 1984 · TO AMEND H.R. 5743 WITH A PERFECTING AMENDMEN… · 62–34 August 9, 1984 · TO TABLE THE EXON AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5743. TH… · 66–25 August 10, 1984 · TO AMEND H.R. 5743 TO INCREASE FUNDS TO CARRY… · 83–4 August 10, 1984 · TO TABLE THE BUMPERS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5743 T… · 46–34
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 40 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 6 every one voted no; 2 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: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 1 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

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

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

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

New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

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

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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