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Senate recorded vote (99th Congress) · October 24, 1985
H.R. 2965

Recorded vote

TO AMEND HR 2965, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND THE JUDICIARY TO PROHIBIT PAYMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SO LONG THE UNITED STATES REMAINS REMOVED F…

AmendmentBudget & 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. 2965

July 17, 1985 · TO AGREE TO H RES 225, THE RULE WAIVING POI… · 234–188 July 17, 1985 · TO AMEND H R 2965 TO STRIKE ALL FUNDS FOR THE… · 98–315 July 17, 1985 · TO AMEND H R 2965 TO STRIKE $500,000 FOR LEGA… · 244–177 July 17, 1985 · TO AMEND H R 2965 TO STRIKE $20 MILLION FROM … · 302–116 July 17, 1985 · TO AMEND H R 2965 TO STRIKE $95 MILLION FOR S… · 257–158 July 17, 1985 · TO AMEND H R 2965 TO REDUCE EACH DISCRETIONAR… · 149–266 July 17, 1985 · TO RISE AND REPORT THE H R 2965 BACK TO THE H… · 183–232 July 17, 1985 · TO RISE AND REPORT H R 2965 BACK TO THE HOUSE… · 227–185 July 17, 1985 · TO PASS H R 2965. (MOTION PASSED) · 273–136 October 24, 1985 · TO TABLE THE HELMS, NC) AMENDMENT TO HR 2965,… · 46–46 November 1, 1985 · TO AMEND HR 2965, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATION… · 90–2 November 1, 1985 · (CONTINUED) TO AMEND H R 2965 BY ELIMINATING … · 39–57 November 1, 1985 · TO AMEND H R 2965 BY REQUIRING THE FBI TO USE… · 96–1 November 1, 1985 · TO TABLE THE RUDMAN, NH) POINT OF ORDER THAT … · 47–48 November 1, 1985 · TO APPROVE H R 2965. A BILL PROVIDING $11.9 B… · 84–10 December 6, 1985 · TO TABLE THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE AM… · 43–44 December 6, 1985 · TO CONCUR IN THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE SENA… · 32–57
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

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

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

Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no

California 1 yes, 1 no

Iowa 1 yes, 1 no

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

Illinois 1 yes, 1 no

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

Mississippi 1 yes, 1 no

Montana 1 yes, 1 no

North Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 0 yes, 2 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no

Pennsylvania 0 yes, 2 no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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