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T. Slade Gorton on Health Care

RepublicanWA

Health Care172 votes · 74.6/100 consistent
Expand coverageRestrict coverage

315 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Health Care. 172 of them counted toward the score above: 59 toward “Expand coverage” and 113 toward “Restrict coverage”.

The other 143 did not count: 142 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one 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.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
1982-12-16TO AGREE TO A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 631 RELATING TO ABORTION COVERAGE UNDER FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 43H.J.Res. 631 · 97th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1982-09-29TO AMEND H. J. RES. 599, BY STATING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS TO OPPOSE ANY PROPOSAL TO IMPOSE A MEANS TEST ON ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICARE. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 41H.J.Res. 599 · 97th CongressNayRestrict coverage
1982-07-21TO AMEND H.R. 4961 BY RESTORING SOME $400 MILLION IN MEDICAID CUTS. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 35H.R. 4961 · 97th CongressYeaExpand coverage
1982-07-21TO AMEND H.R. 4961 BY RESTORING $1.5 BILLION IN MEDICAID CUTS. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 35H.R. 4961 · 97th CongressNayRestrict coverage
1982-05-19TO AMEND S. CON. RES. 92 TO RESTORE FUNDS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 31S.Con.Res. 92 · 97th CongressNayRestrict coverage
1981-12-10TO AMEND H.J.RES.370 TO PROVIDE THAT THE 4 PERCENT REDUCTION IN BUDGET AUTHORITY PROVIDED FOR BY THE JOINT RESOLUTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO BUDGET AUTHORITY MADE AVAILABLE BY THE JOINT RESOLUTION FOR PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED BY THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT, AS AMENDED, THE HEADSTART PROGRAM, AND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS PROGRAM, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 1622 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT. (MOTION FAILED) (CONTINUED) SEE NOTE(S) 21H.J.Res. 370 · 97th CongressNayRestrict coverage
1981-12-10TO AMEND H.J.RES 370, A BILL MAKING FURTHER CONTIMUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1982, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. (MOTION FAILED)H.J.Res. 370 · 97th CongressNayRestrict coverage
1981-11-20TO TABLE THE DECONCINI AMENDMENT TO H.J.RES. 357 TO CLARIFY THAT THE DISPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED DEFERRAL OF BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION HEALTH- CARE FACILITY CONSTRUCTION SHALL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS PASSAGE OF AN IMPOUNDMENT RESOLUTION. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 18H.J.Res. 357 · 97th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1981-11-20TO TABLE THE DECONCINI AMENDMENT TO H.J.RES.357 TO DISPROVE THE PROPOSED DEFERRAL OF BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION HEALTH-CARE FACILITY. (MOTION PASSED). (CONTINUED) SEE NOTE(S) 18H.J.Res. 357 · 97th CongressYeaRestrict coverage
1981-11-16TO CONFIRM THE NOMINATION OF C. EVERETT KOOP, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE MEDICAL DIRECTOR IN THE REGULAR CORPS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AND TO BE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. (NOMINATION CONFIRMED)97th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1981-07-16TO TABLE THE MOYNIHAN AMENDMENT TO H.J. RES. 266, THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY TAX ACT OF 1981 PROVIDING FOR REDUCTIONS AND REDUCED REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEARS 1981-1984 AND A REDUCTION IN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATES OF 5 PERCENT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1981, OF AN ADDITIONAL 10 PERCENT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1982, AND AN ADDITIONAL 10 PERCENT ON JULY 1, 1983, WHICH PROVIDES FOR BORROWING BY THE OLD AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE TRUST FUND FROM THE DISABILITY INSURANCE TRUST FUND OR HOSPITAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND. (MOTION PASSED)H.J.Res. 266 · 97th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1981-06-25TO AMEND S. 1377, BY DELETING SECTION 7201 FROM THE BUDGET RECONCILIATION BILL INORDER TO RETAIN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM AS THE PRIMARY PAYER OF HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS WHERE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HAVE DUAL COVERAGE UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS ACT OF 1959. SEE RC 172. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 7S. 1377 · 97th CongressNayRestrict coverage
1981-06-16TO AMEND S.921, THE SENATE COMPANION BILL TO H.R. 3499, WHICH IMPROVES CERTAIN PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO VETERANS, BY EXTENDING FOR THREE YEARS THE PERIOD IN WHICH VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS MAY REQUEST READJUSTMENT COUNSELING AND RELATED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND BY PROVIDING FOR APPROPRIATE TRANSITION INTO VA HEALTH CARE FACILITIES OF THE READJUSTMENT COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS DURING THE LAST YEAR THAT SUCH VETERANS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 3499 · 97th CongressYeaExpand coverage
1981-06-16TO AMEND S.921, THE SENATE COMPANION BILL TO H.R. 3499, WHICH IMPROVES CERTAIN PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO VETERANS, BY PROVIDING CERTAIN HEALTH-CARE ELIGIBILITY AND OUTPATIENT CARE PRIORITY TO VETERANS FOR DISABILITIES LINKED TO THEIR EXPOSURE TO AGENT ORANGE OR OTHER TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN VIETNAM, OR TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS TEST RADIATION. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 3499 · 97th CongressYeaExpand coverage
1981-04-01TO AMEND S. CON. RES. 9, BY RESTORING FUNDS FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND PREVENTION. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 2S.Con.Res. 9 · 97th CongressNayRestrict coverage

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expand coverage / Restrict coverage 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.