TO TABLE THE HELMS, NC AMENDMENT TO S 9, THE OMNIBUS VETERANS' BENEFITS BILL, WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH AIDS TESTING AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS FOR VA HOSPITAL PATIENTS AVAILABLE UPON CONSENT.

The measure

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.

• Health CareA yea counts toward “Restrict coverage”

  model(0.85): Tabling kills an amendment that would have established AIDS testing and counseling programs for VA patients.

  Tagged by: keyword:hospital

  Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

• Defense & War PowersDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.90) VA hospital AIDS testing programs do not involve military force expansion or restraint.

  Tagged by: policy-area:Armed Forces and National Security

  Axis: Military restraint ← → Military expansion

• Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal restraint”

  model(0.85): Tabling kills an amendment establishing new VA programs, avoiding the additional federal expenditure.

  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.