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Senate Roll Call 318, 102nd Congress · March 11, 1992

To provide for the containment of prescription drug prices by reducing certain non-research related tax credits to pharmaceutical manufacturers, by establishing the Prescription Drug Policy Review Commission, be requiring a study of the feasibility of establishing a pharmaceutical products price review board, and by requiring a study of the value of Federal subsidies and tax credits given to pharmaceutical manufacturers, and for other purposes. — H.R.4210 BY GEPHARDT (D-MO) -- FAMILY TAX FAIRNESS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND HEALTH CARE ACCESS ACT OF 1992 YOUTH SKILLS TRAINING AND EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS ACT COAL INDUSTRY RETIREE HEALTH BENEFIT ACT OF 1991 TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS (VETOED, 3/20/92) (SENATE TABLED THE PRYOR AMENDMENT NO. 1708, ADDING THE "PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST CONTAINMENT ACT OF 1992.".)

Question before the chamber: On the Motion to Table

61 yea · 36 nayMotion to Table Agreed to3 not voting or present
Democrat18 yea · 35 nay
Republican41 yea · 1 nay
Independent2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 4210 ↗

Tax Fairness and Economic Growth Act of 1992

Policy area: Taxation — 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.

  • Health CareA yea counts toward “Restrict coverage”

    model(0.85): Tabling kills an amendment containing prescription drug prices to lower costs.

    Tagged by: keyword:prescription drug,health care

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • Climate & EnergyDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Measure concerns prescription drug prices and taxes, not climate or energy.

    Tagged by: keyword:coal

    Axis: Climate action ← → Fossil fuel priority

  • TaxesA yea counts toward “Cut taxes”

    model(0.85): Tabling kills a provision reducing tax credits for pharmaceutical manufacturers.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Taxation

    Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes

Who voted which way

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

Yea (61)

Nay (36)

Not voting or present (3)

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