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House Roll Call 972, 104th Congress · March 28, 1996

Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act — (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 3103, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO IMPROVE PORTABILITY AND CONTINUITY OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN THE GROUP AND INDIVIDUALS MARKETS, TO COMBAT WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE IN HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, TO PROMOTE THE USE OF MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, TO IMPROVE THE ACCESS TO LONG TERM CARE SERVICES AND COVERAGE, AND TO SIMPLIFY THE ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH INSURANCE.)

Question before the chamber: On Passage

267 yea · 151 nayPassed14 not voting or present
Democrat38 yea · 148 nay
Republican229 yea · 2 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 3103

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Policy area: Health — 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 “Expand coverage”

    model(0.90): Passing the bill improves health coverage portability and continuity.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Health

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • TaxesA yea counts toward “Cut taxes”

    model(0.85): The bill creates tax-preferred Medical Savings Accounts and tax incentives, reducing revenue.

    Tagged by: keyword:internal revenue code

    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 (267)

Nay (151)

Not voting or present (14)

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