Bill Pascrell, Jr. on Health Care

DemocratNJ

Health Care218 votes · 71.5/100 consistent

Expand coverageRestrict coverage

707 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Health Care. 218 of them counted toward the score above: 186 toward “Expand coverage” and 32 toward “Restrict coverage”.

The other 489 did not count: 480 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 9 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
1997-06-25	Balanced Budget Act of 1997 — H.R.2015 BY KASICH (R-OH) -- BALANCED BUDGET ACT OF 1997 VETERANS RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1997 BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1997 NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION AND SELF-GOVERNMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1997 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT PROTECTION ACT OF 1997 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT REFORM ACT OF 1997 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOND FINANCING IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 1997 (PUB.L. 105-33, APPROVED 8/05/97) (HOUSE REJECTED A BROWN OF OHIO MOTION THAT SOUGHT TO RECOMMIT THE BILL TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT IT BACK TO THE HOUSE FORTHWITH WITH AN AMENDMENT THAT ESTABLISHES THE CHILD HEALTH INSURANCE INITIATIVE ACT OF 1997.)H.R. 2015 · 105th Congress · On Motion to Recommit With Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
1997-06-23	(HOUSE AGREED TO THE BUYER AMENDMENT THAT REQUIRES A JOINT PLAN FROM THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE TO PERSIAN GULF VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO SUFFER FROM A GULF WAR ILLNESS, INCLUDING FOLLOW UP TREATMENT AFTER INITIAL EXAMINATION AS PART OF REGISTRATION IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS HEALTH REGISTRY OR THE COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION PROGRAM; REQUIRES A COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF REVISED DISABILITY CRITERIA TO ENSURE ACCURATE RATINGS RELATED TO A DIAGNOSIS OF A PERSIAN GULF ILLNESS; REQUIRES A MEDICAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS; REQUIRES REPORTS ON PLANS TO TRACK THE DAILY LOCATION OF UNITS SERVING IN A THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND PLANS TO IMPROVE THE DETECTION OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS; REQUIRES THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO PROVIDE A NOTICE WITH SPECIFIED INFORMATION TO EACH MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES WHENEVER AN INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG IS ADMINISTERED; REQUIRES A REPORT EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MEDICAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES REGARDING GULF WAR ILLNESSES; AND PROVIDES $4.5 MILLION TO ESTABLISH A PERSIAN GULF ILLNESS CLINICAL TRIALS PROGRAM. .)H.R. 1119 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
1997-05-22	Drug Free Communities Act — H.R.956 BY PORTMAN (R-OH) -- DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES ACT OF 1997 (HOUSE VOTED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 956, AMENDED, TO AMEND THE NATIONAL NARCOTICS LEADERSHIP ACT OF 1988 TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES THAT FIRST DEMONSTRATE A COMPREHENSIVE, LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG YOUTH.)H.R. 956 · 105th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
1997-05-21	(HOUSE REJECTED THE KENNEDY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED BUDGET AND REDUCE DEFENSE FUNDING AND TAX CUTS AND INCREASE FUNDING FOR HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, MEDICAID, AND OTHER DOMESTIC DISCRETIONARY SPENDING PROGRAMS.)H.Con.Res. 84 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
1997-05-21	H.C.R.84 BY KASICH (R-OH) -- RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 1998 THROUGH 2002 (HOUSE REJECTED THE WATERS AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED BUDGET AND REDUCE DEFENSE SPENDING AND CORPORATE TAX CONSIDERATIONS, DELAY TAX CUTS UNTIL THE BUDGET IS BALANCED, AND INCREASE FUNDING FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CRIME PREVENTION, AND OTHER DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS.)H.Con.Res. 84 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Restrict coverage
1997-05-15	(HOUSE AGREED TO THE DIAZ-BALART AMENDMENT THAT POSTPONES THE TERMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME AND MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO LEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND RESCINDS $240 MILLION FROM THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BASIC SKILLS PROGRAM TO OFFSET THE COST.)H.R. 1469 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
1997-04-10	Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 — H.R.1003 BY HALL, RALPH (D-TX) -- ASSISTED SUICIDE FUNDING RESTRICTION ACT OF 1997 (HOUSE VOTED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 1003, AMENDED, TO CLARIFY FEDERAL LAW WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTING THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF ASSISTED SUICIDE.)H.R. 1003 · 105th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	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.