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House recorded vote (99th Congress) · October 10, 1985
H.R. 3248

Recorded vote

TO APPROVE H R 3248 TO AMEND THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES ACT OF 1965. THE BILL APPROPRIATES FUNDS FOR THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, …

Bill actionBudget & spending
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.

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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. 3248

September 20, 1985 · TO APPROVE H RES 266, A RULE LEADING TO FLOOR… · 181–148
The map

How each state's members voted

In 25 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 2 every one voted no; 23 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

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

Alaska 1 yes, 0 no

Arizona 2 yes, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

California 31 yes, 10 no, 4 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

South Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 0 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 435 members

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