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Senate Roll Call 208, 100th Congress · July 21, 1987

TO PASS HR 3, THE OMNIBUS TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 1987, PREVIOUSLY AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTING THE TEXT OF S 1420, AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATIONS TO REDUCE TRADE BARRIERS, STRENGTHENING RETALIATORY MEASURES AGAINST UNFAIR TRADE, EASING EXPORT CONTROLS ON SOME TECHNOLOGY TO WESTERN NATIONS, AND IMPROVING READJUSTMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMS FOR U.S. WORKERS.

71 yea · 27 nay
Democrat54 yea · 0 nay
Republican19 yea · 27 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S. 1420

Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1987

Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

  • TradeDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) The omnibus trade bill combines trade barrier reductions with protectionist retaliatory measures, moving both ways.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Foreign Trade and International Finance

    Axis: Protectionist ← → Free trade

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

    model(0.85): Passing the bill authorizes spending on worker readjustment, training, and competitiveness programs.

    Tagged by: keyword:omnibus

    Axis: Fiscal expansion ← → Fiscal restraint

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (73)

Nay (27)

Not voting or present (0)

None

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