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House Roll Call 21, 105th Congress · February 13, 1997

Approving the Presidential Finding Regarding International Family Planning Programs — H.J.R.36 BY ARMEY (R-TX) -- RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC LAW 104-208 ON POPULATION PLANNING PROGRAMS (HOUSE PASSED H.J. RES. 36, APPROVING THE PRESIDENTIAL FINDING THAT THE LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY SECTION 518A(A) OF THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1997, IS HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE POPULATION PLANNING PROGRAM.)

Question before the chamber: On Passage

220 yea · 209 nayPassed4 not voting or present
Democrat174 yea · 26 nay
Republican45 yea · 183 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.J.Res. 36

Approving the Presidential finding that the limitation on obligations imposed by section 518A(a) of the Foreign Operations Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1997, is having a negative impact on the proper functioning of the population planning program.

Policy area: International Affairs — 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.

  • Abortion & ContraceptionA yea counts toward “Expand access”

    model(0.90): Approving the finding unblocks international population and family planning program assistance.

    Tagged by: keyword:family planning

    Axis: Expand access ← → Restrict access

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

    model(0.85): Approving the finding releases restricted foreign aid funds, resulting in fiscal expansion.

    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 (220)

Nay (209)

Not voting or present (4)

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