To state the sense of the Congress that health care reform should contribute to deficit reduction. — (SENATE REJECTED SASSER MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 1602 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1601, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, PLACING A PERMANENT, ENFORCEABLE CAP ON THE AMOUNT OF NON-SOCIAL SECURITY MANDATORY SPENDING BEGINNING WITH FISCAL YEAR 1996, AND TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT HEALTH CARE REFORM SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO DEFICIT REDUCTION.)

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 CareDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Non-binding sense of Congress resolution does not alter health care coverage.

  Tagged by: keyword:health care

  Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

• Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.95) Non-binding sense of Congress resolution does not enact binding spending policy.

  Tagged by: policy-area:Economics and Public Finance

  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.