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House Roll Call 1044, 104th Congress · May 16, 1996

(HOUSE REJECTED THE SABO AMENDMENT, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, THAT SOUGHT TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED BUDGET BY 2002, REDUCE DEFENSE, VETERANS, AND DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM SPENDING, ACHIEVE SAVINGS IN MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND WELFARE, INCREASE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS INCLUDING EDUCATION, TRAINING, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND HEALTH, AND PROVIDE TAX REDUCTIONS.)

Question before the chamber: On Agreeing to the Amendment

117 yea · 304 nayFailed12 not voting or present
Democrat114 yea · 79 nay
Republican3 yea · 224 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.Con.Res. 178 ↗

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

Policy area: Economics and Public 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.

  • Health CareDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.75) Combines Medicare and Medicaid savings with spending increases for health programs.

    Tagged by: keyword:medicare,medicaid

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.75) Reduces spending in defense and entitlements while increasing spending in education and health.

    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.

Yea (117)

Nay (304)

Not voting or present (12)

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