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Senate recorded vote (99th Congress) · September 17, 1985
S. 1200

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE SYMMS, ID) AMENDMENT TO S 1200, TO PROHIBIT THE UNITED STATES FROM EXTENDING CREDIT TO ANY NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRY WHICH ALLOWS SOVIET SHIPS, CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS, TO USE ITS POR…

Bill actionDefense & war
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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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 S. 1200

September 12, 1985 · TO TABLE THE HATCH, UT) AMENDMENT TO S 1200, … · 50–48 September 12, 1985 · TO TABLE THE KERRY, MA) AMENDMENT TO S 1200,T… · 62–34 September 13, 1985 · TO TABLE THE HAWKINS, FL) AMENDMENT TO S 1200… · 31–59 September 13, 1985 · TO AMEND S 1200 BY GRANTING LEGAL STATUS TO I… · 26–65 September 13, 1985 · TO AMEND S 1200 TO REQUIRE IMMIGRATION AND NA… · 51–39 September 13, 1985 · TO TABLE THE CRANSTON, CA) AMENDMENT TO S 120… · 82–6 September 17, 1985 · TO AMEND S 1200 BY EXPRESSING THE OPINION OF … · 82–15 September 17, 1985 · TO TABLE THE SIMON, IL) AMENDMENT TO S 1200, … · 66–30 September 17, 1985 · TO AMEND S 1200 TO REQUIRE THE FEDERAL GOV… · 74–22 September 17, 1985 · TO AMEND S 1200, TO ESTABLISH A SEASONAL AG… · 51–44 September 17, 1985 · TO TABLE THE LEVIN, MI) AMENDMENT TO S 1200, … · 54–41 September 18, 1985 · TO TABLE THE SIMON, IL) AMENDMENT TO S.1200, … · 40–56 September 18, 1985 · TO TABLE THE HEINZ, PA) AMENDMENT TO THE HAWK… · 22–77 September 19, 1985 · TO AMEND THE RIEGLE, MI) AMENDMENT TO THE MOT… · 79–20 September 19, 1985 · TO PASS S 1200, A BILL TO REFORM THE EXISTING… · 69–30 October 15, 1986 · TO ADOPT H RES 592, THE RULE WAIVING CERTAIN … · 274–132 October 15, 1986 · TO ACCEPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S 1200, A … · 238–173 October 16, 1986 · TO ADOPT A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 303 OF THE… · 75–21 October 17, 1986 · TO ADOPT A CLOTURE MOTION TO S 1200, THE IMMI… · 69–21 October 17, 1986 · TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S 1200, THE… · 63–24
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 26 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 7 every one voted no; 17 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 1 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 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, 1 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 1 no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 1 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Arkansas 1 yes, 1 no

California 1 yes, 1 no

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

Iowa 1 yes, 1 no

Illinois 2 yes, 0 no

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

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

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

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

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no

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

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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