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Senate Roll Call 507, 102nd Congress · September 22, 1992

To prevent the use of tax dollars to support efforts by charitable organizations to compel the Boy Scouts of America to accept, as members or leaders, homosexuals, or other individuals who reject the Boy Scout's oath of allegiance to God and country. — H.R.5504 BY MURTHA (D-PA) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1993 (PUB. L. 102-396, APPROVED 10/06/92) (SENATE REJECTED THE HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 3118 TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ON PAGE 142, LINES 1-6, TO PREVENT THE USE OF TAX DOLLARS TO SUPPORT EFFORTS BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO COMPEL THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TO ACCEPT, AS MEMBERS OR LEADERS, HOMOSEXUALS, OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO REJECT THE BOY SCOUT'S OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO GOD AND COUNTRY.)

Question before the chamber: On the Amendment

49 yea · 49 nayAmendment Rejected2 not voting or present
Democrat17 yea · 37 nay
Republican32 yea · 10 nay
Independent0 yea · 2 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 5504 ↗

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security — 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.

  • Defense & War PowersDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Social policy rider regarding Boy Scouts does not address military expansion or restraint.

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

    Axis: Military restraint ← → Military expansion

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Policy rider regarding Boy Scouts membership is a social fight where money is incidental.

    Tagged by: keyword:appropriations act,appropriations

    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 (49)

Nay (49)

Not voting or present (2)

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