Fred J. Eckert on Abortion & Contraception

RepublicanNY

Abortion & Contraception4 votes

Expand accessRestrict access

6 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Abortion & Contraception. 4 of them counted toward the score above: 0 toward “Expand access” and 4 toward “Restrict access”.

The other 2 did not count: 2 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1986-07-17	TO RISE FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND REPORT HR 5161 BACK TO THE HOUSE. (DEFEAT OF THIS MOTION ALLOWED FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE DORNAN, CALIF. AMENDMENT TO HR 5161, TO PROHIBIT USE OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS TO PAY FOR AN ABORTION OR TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ABORTION, EXCEPT WHERE THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER WOULD BE ENDANGERED IF THE FETUS WERE CARRIED TO TERM.H.R. 5161 · 99th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1985-07-30	THE SMITH AMENDMENT ELIMINATES THE USE OF FEDERAL OR LOCAL FUNDS FOR ABORTIONS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EXCEPT IN CASES OF RAPE, INCEST OR DANGER TO THE MOTHER. (MOTION PASSED)99th Congress	Yea	Restrict access
1985-07-17	TO RISE AND REPORT THE H R 2965 BACK TO THE HOUSE. (MOTION FAILED) (SUBSEQUENTLY, THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE AGREED TO THE DEWINE AMENDMENT THAT PROHIBITS ANY LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION FUNDS TO BE USED FOR LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO ABORTION.)H.R. 2965 · 99th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1985-07-10	TO AMEND THE SNOWE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR THE SMITH AMENDMENT TO H R 1555. THE SMITH AMENDMENT TO THE SNOWE AMENDMENT IS A PERFECTING AMENDMENT WHICH REQUIRES THAT NONGOVERNMENT FOREIGN-BASED ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING U.S. FUNDS NOT PERFORM OR ACTUALLY PROMOTE ABORTION. THE SMITH AMENDMENT BEING AMENDED BY THE SNOWE SUBSTITUTE STATES THE SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING; RESTRICTS FUNDING FOR POPULATION PLANNING IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, INCLUDING FUNDING THROUGH TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH POPULATION PROGRAMS FOR THAT COUNTRY; AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT TO ANNUALLY DETERMINE IF THERE ARE VALID REPORTS OF PRC COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL PRACTICES, AND TO ADVISE THAT GOVERNMENT OF ITS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS; AND AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT TO WITHHOLD FUNDING EARMARKED FOR CHINA FROM THE UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR POPULATION ACTIVITIES FOR OBLIGATION TO OTHER POPULATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THE SNOWE SUBSTITUTE STATES THAT POPULATION PLANNING FUNDS SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ALLOW FUNDS TO BE USED TO PAY FOR ABORTIONS AS A METHOD OF FAMILY PLANNING, AND PERMITS THE PRESIDENT TO DENY POPULATION PLANNING FUNDS TO COUNTRIES OR ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE OF THE TYPES OF VOLUNTARY AND NONCOERCIVE FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS IT CARRIES OUT OR PROMOTES. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 1555 · 99th Congress	Yea	Restrict access
1985-07-10	TO AMEND H R 1555 TO STATE THE SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING; RESTRICT FUNDING FOR POPULATION PLANNING IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, INCLUDING FUNDING THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH POPULATION PROGRAMS FOR THAT COUNTRY; TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO ANNUALLY DETERMINE IF THERE ARE VALID REPORTS OF PRC COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL PRACTICES, AND TO ADVISE THAT GOVERNMENT OF ITS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO WITHHOLD FUNDING EARMARKED FOR CHINA FROM THE UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR POPULATION ACTIVITIES FOR OBLIGATION TO OTHER POPULATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 1555 · 99th Congress	Yea	Restrict access
1985-07-10	TO AMEND THE SMITH AMENDMENT TO H R 1555. THE SMITH AMENDMENT: STATES THE SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING; RESTRICTS FUNDING FOR POPULATION PLANNING IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, INCLUDING FUNDING THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH POPULATION PROGRAMS FOR THAT COUNTRY; AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT TO ANNUALLY DETERMINE IF THERE ARE VALID REPORTS OF PRC COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL PRACTICES, AND TO ADVISE THAT GOVERNMENT OF ITS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS; AND AUTHORIZES THE PRESIDENT TO WITHHOLD FUNDING EARMARKED FOR CHINA FROM THE UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR POPULATION ACTIVITIES FOR OBLIGATION TO OTHER POPULATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THE FASCELL AMENDMENT PRESERVES THE EARMARKING OF UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR POPULATION ACTIVITIES ASSISTANCE FOR THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. (MOTIO FAILED)H.R. 1555 · 99th Congress	Nay	Restrict access

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