Harris W. Fawell on Spending & Budget

RepublicanIL

Spending & Budget1,383 votes · 71.6/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

2,216 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 1,383 of them counted toward the score above: 570 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 813 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 833 did not count: 823 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 10 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
1985-06-06	TO AGREE TO H RES 186, A RULE WAIVING CERTAIN POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST H R 2577. H R 2577 MAKES $13.5 BILLION IN SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AVAILABLE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1985. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2577 · 99th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1985-05-23	TO AMEND H CON RES 152 TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE THAT THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SHOULD REPORT MINIMUM TAX LEGISLATION WITH THE REVENUES RAISED TO BE USED EITHER FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR FOR REDUCTION IN TAX RATES. (MOTION FAILED)99th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1985-05-15	TO AGREE TO H RES 169, THE RULE FOR CONSIDERATION OF H R 1872. H R 1872 AUTHORIZES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1986 FOR THE ARMED FORCES FOR PROCUREMENT, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS, AND FOR PRESCRIBING PERSONNEL STRENGTHS. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 1872 · 99th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1985-05-14	TO PASS H R 1157, A BILL AUTHORIZING $416.9 MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1986 FOR CERTAIN MARITIME PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 1157 · 99th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1985-05-14	TO AMEND THE JONES SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR H R 1157 WITH A PERFECTING AMENDMENT. H R 1157 AUTHORIZES $416.9 MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1986 FOR CERTAIN MARITIME PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION. THE JONES SUBSTITUTE PROVIDES THAT NO FUNDS CAN EXCEED THE 1985 AMOUNTS FOR PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS OF THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND THE FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION. THIS SUBSTITUTE ALSO PROVIDES THAT THIS PROVISION SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO INCREASE ANY OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS IN THE BILL. THE WALKER AMENDMENT REDUCES AUTHORIZED FUNDS BY TEN PERCENTUM. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 1157 · 99th Congress	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1985-05-14	TO AMEND H R 1784, A BILL AUTHORIZING $436.78 MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1986 FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PANAMA CANAL. THE WALKER AMENDMENT EXPRESSES THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE FISCAL YEAR 1986 EXPENDITURES OF THE PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION BE FROZEN AT 1985 LEVELS AND THAT ALL POSSIBLE STEPS BE TAKEN TO ASSURE THAT ANY SAVINGS RESULTING FROM THIS ACTION ACCRUE TO THE GENERAL FUNDS OF THE TREASURY. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 1784 · 99th Congress	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1985-04-25	TO TABLE THE WALKER MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE THAT PASSED H RES 137. H RES 137 IS THE RULE TO CONSIDER H. R. 2068, A BILL THAT AUTHORIZES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1986 AND 1987 FOR THE STATE DPARTMENT, THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY, AND THE BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING. (MOTION PASSED)99th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1985-04-25	TO AGREE TO H RES 137, THE RULE UNDER WHICH H R 2068 IS TO BE CONSIDERED. H R 2068 AUTHORIZES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1986 AND 1987 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY, AND THE BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2068 · 99th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1985-04-22	TO PASS H R 1617, A BILL AUTHORIZING $143.9 MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR THE PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1986 AND 1987. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 1617 · 99th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1985-04-18	TO AMEND H R 1617, A BILL AUTHORIZING $143.9 MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR THE PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1986 AND 1987. THE WALGREN AMENDMENT REDUCES THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION LEVEL TO $127.8 MILLION AND REALLOCATES FUNDS AMONG THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 1617 · 99th Congress	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1985-04-18	TO AMEND THE WALGREN AMENDMENT TO H R 1617, A BILL AUTHORIZING $143.9 MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR THE PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1986 AND 1987. THE WALGREN AMENDMENT REDUCES THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION LEVEL TO $127.8 MILLION AND REALLOCATES FUNDS AMONG THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS. THE WALKER AMENDMENT REDUCES THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION LEVEL TO $122.5 MILLION. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 1617 · 99th Congress	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1985-04-02	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H R 1239, A BILL MAKING URGENT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1985, FOR EMERGENCY FAMINE RELIEF AND RECOVERY IN AFRICA. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 1239 · 99th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1985-03-19	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H R 1025, A BILL AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS TO CARRY OUT THE ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT DURING FISCAL YEARS 1986, 1987, AND 1988. (MOTION PASSED;2/3 REQUIRED)H.R. 1025 · 99th Congress	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1985-03-06	TO AGREE TO H RES 92 TOGETHER WITH A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H R 1096. H RES 92 PROVIDES FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H R 1096, A BILL AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FAMINE RELIEF AND RECOVERY IN AFRICA. THE SENATE AMENDMENT AUTHORIZES $1.85 BILLION IN ADDITIONAL FARM CREDIT ASSISTANCE; AUTHORIZES $100 MILLION TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE INTEREST WRITE DOWN BY BANKS PARTICIPATING IN THE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM; AND PROVIDES FOR ADVANCE CROP LOANS. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 1096 · 99th Congress	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1985-03-04	TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON H R 1096. H R 1096 AUTHORIZES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FAMINE RELIEF AND RECOVERY IN AFRICA. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 1096 · 99th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1985-02-26	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H R 1096, A BILL AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FAMINE RELIEF AND RECOVERY IN AFRICA. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 1096 · 99th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Fiscal expansion / Fiscal restraint axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.