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House recorded vote (99th Congress) · November 6, 1985
H.J.Res. 142

Recorded vote

MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H J RES 142 TO ESTABLISH A MEMORIAL TO BLACK VETERANS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THAT WILL BE BUILT IN WASHINGTON D.C. (MOTION PASSED; 2/3 REQUIRED)

ResolutionDefense & war
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.

The map

How each state's members voted

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

Alaska 1 yes, 0 no

California 42 yes, 0 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

Oregon 3 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 1 yes, 0 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 435 members

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