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Senate recorded vote (99th Congress) · October 18, 1985
H.R. 3038

Recorded vote

TO TABLE THE MURKOWSKI, AK) AMENDMENT TO HR 3038, TO PROTECT THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CARE ACCOUNT FROM 1.1% ACROSS-THE-BOARD APPROPRIATIONS REDUCTION.

Bill actionVeterans
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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 H.R. 3038

July 24, 1985 · TO ADOPT H RES 233, A RULE VAIVING SPECIFIC P… · 266–159 July 25, 1985 · TO AMEND HR 3038, AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR … · 236–172 July 25, 1985 · TO AMEND HR 3038, AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR … · 213–204 July 25, 1985 · TO AMEND HR 3038, AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR … · 203–213 July 25, 1985 · TO AMEND HR 3038, AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR … · 112–300 July 25, 1985 · TO PASS HR 3038, AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR T… · 340–73 October 17, 1985 · TO TABLE THE DURENBERG, MN) AMENDMENT TO HR 3… · 39–57 October 17, 1985 · TO TABLE THE GARN, UT) MOTION TO RECONSIDER T… · 57–39 October 17, 1985 · TO AMEND H R 3038 BY REMOVING PROVISIONS TO S… · 44–52 October 17, 1985 · TO AMEND H R 3038 BY ELIMINATING $7 MILLION F… · 70–26 October 17, 1985 · TO TABLE THE ARMSTRONG, CO) AMENDMENT TO HR 3… · 53–42 October 18, 1985 · TO AMEND H R 3038 BY RESTORING $100 MILLION O… · 82–3 October 18, 1985 · TO PASS HR 3038, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS… · 76–9 November 13, 1985 · TO APPROVE A CONFERENCE REPORT ON H R 3038 HU… · 268–153
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

Iowa 0 yes, 2 no

Illinois 0 yes, 2 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

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

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

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

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

New Mexico 1 yes, 1 no

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

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

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

West Virginia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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