David Ross Obey on Health Care

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Health Care327 votes · 74.9/100 consistent

Expand coverageRestrict coverage

724 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Health Care. 327 of them counted toward the score above: 283 toward “Expand coverage” and 44 toward “Restrict coverage”.

The other 397 did not count: 386 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 11 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
1974-05-30	TO PASS H.R. 13678.H.R. 13678 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-05-30	TO AMEND H.R. 13678 BY REQUIRING A 60 DAY COOLING OFF PERIOD WHENEVER THE FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE DETERMINES THAT A DISPUTE THREATENS TO SUBSTANTIALLY INTERRUPT THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE.H.R. 13678 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1974-05-30	TO AMEND H.R. 13678, A BILL TO EXTEND THE COVERAGE OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT TO NON-PROFIT HOSPITALS, BY REQUIRING THE NLRB TO CEDE ITS JURISDICTION TO THOSE STATES WHICH HAVE ENACTED SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENT HEALTH CARE LAWS.H.R. 13678 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1974-05-06	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO S. 1125, A BILL RELATING TO ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION.S. 1125 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1974-05-02	TO PASS H.R. 13053, AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL CANCER PROGRAM.H.R. 13053 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1974-03-19	TO PASS H.R. 12417, A BILL TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG-RANGE PLAN TO ADVANCE THE NATIONAL ATTACK ON DIABETES.H.R. 12417 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1974-03-19	TO PASS H.R. 12503, A BILL PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PRACTICIONERS CONDUCTING NARCOTIC TREATMENT PROGRAMS.H.R. 12503 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-01-21	TO PASS H.R. 11387, A BILL TO CONCENTRATE THE RESOURCES OF THE NATION ON THE PROBLEM OF ALCOHOLISM.H.R. 11387 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-10-31	TO REJECT SEC. 817 OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 9286, A BILL MAKING MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL 1974. SEC. 817 ACCEPTS A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 9286 PROVIDING THAT 8 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITALS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION MAY CONTINUE IN OPERATION.H.R. 9286 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Expand coverage
1973-10-24	TO PASS H.R. 10956, THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS ACT OF 1973.H.R. 10956 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-10-23	TO PASS H.R. 10586, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS IN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE.H.R. 10586 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-09-18	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H. R. 8070, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE GRANTS FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.H.R. 8070 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-09-12	TO PASS H.R. 7974, A BILL TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF HEALTH MAINTAINENCE ORGANIZATIONS.H.R. 7974 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-09-12	TO OVERRIDE VETO OF S. 504, THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE SYSTEMS ACT OF 1973.S. 504 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-09-05	TO PASS H.R. 8920, A BILL TO AMEND THE LEAD-BASED PAINT POISONING PREVENTION ACT.H.R. 8920 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-07-17	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 504; A BILL TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE AREA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS.S. 504 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-06-29	TO RECEDE FROM ITS DISAGREEMENT TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 8410, A BILL TO CONTINUE EXISTING TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT THROUGH NOV. 30, 1973. THE SENATE AMENDMENT INCLUDES SEVERAL TITLES RELATING TO SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL PRECEDURES, AND CAMPAIGN FINANCING.H.R. 8410 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-06-05	TO PASS H. R. 8070, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE GRANTS FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICE.H.R. 8070 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-05-31	TO PASS H. R. 6458, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE ASSISTANCE FOR PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL OPERATION, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING PROJECTS FOR SYSTEMS FOR THE EFFECTIVE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONSH.R. 6458 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-05-31	TO PASS H.R. 7724, A BILL TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL PROGRAM OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS.H.R. 7724 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1973-05-31	TO AMEND H.R. 7724 A BILL TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL PROGRAM OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS, BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF FUNDS THEREIN FOR LIVE FETUS RESEARCH.H.R. 7724 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1973-05-31	TO PASS H.R. 7806, A BILL TO EXTEND THROUGH FISCAL 1974 CERTAIN EXPIRING APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATIONS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS ACT, AND THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION ACT.H.R. 7806 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-03-08	TO PASS H.R. 17, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.H.R. 17 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Expand coverage
1973-03-08	TO AMEND H.R. 17, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE $600 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1973, $630 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1974, AND $650 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1975 FOR THE CONTINUING PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE ACT.H.R. 17 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Restrict 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.