A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. — H.R.2020 BY LIGHTFOOT (R-IA) -- TREASURY DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996 POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996 EXECUTIVE OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996 PROHIBITION OF CIGARETTE SALES TO MINORS IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND LANDS ACT TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996 (SENATE AGREED TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ON PAGE 76, LINES 10-17, TO STRIKE LANGUAGE PROHIBITING COVERAGE OF ABORTION UNDER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES.)

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 CareA yea counts toward “Expand coverage”

  model(0.90): Striking a prohibition on abortion coverage expands federal health plan coverage.

  Tagged by: keyword:health insurance

  Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

• Abortion & ContraceptionA yea counts toward “Expand access”

  model(0.95): Striking language prohibiting abortion coverage in federal health plans protects reproductive access.

  Tagged by: keyword:abortion

  Axis: Expand access ← → Restrict access

• Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.90) Abortion coverage rider on health plans is primarily a policy fight where fiscal impact is incidental.

  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.