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House Roll Call 298, 105th Congress · July 23, 1997

Budget Enforcement Act of 1997 — H.R.2003 BY BARTON (R-TX) -- BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1997 (HOUSE REJECTED THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE BILL TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT IT BACK FORTHWITH WITH AMENDMENTS THAT USE BUDGET SURPLUSES TO TAKE THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND OFF-BUDGET; LIMIT MEDICARE PREMIUM INCREASES; ESTABLISH WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE JURISDICTION TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION RESPONDING TO REVENUE SHORTFALLS; PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY IN RESPONSE TO EXCESS SPENDING; CLARIFY SPENDING SEQUESTRATION TRIGGERING PROCEDURES; LIMIT SIZE OF SPENDING SEQUESTIONS; AND PROVIDE FOR A PARTIAL SUSPENSION OF THE PHASE-IN OF TAX CUTS.)

Question before the chamber: On Motion to Recommit with Instructions

148 yea · 279 nayFailed7 not voting or present
Democrat89 yea · 112 nay
Republican59 yea · 166 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 2003 ↗

Budget Enforcement Act of 1997

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 CareA yea counts toward “Expand coverage”

    model(0.85): Limiting Medicare premium increases protects and expands health coverage for seniors.

    Tagged by: keyword:medicare

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

    model(0.80): Limiting Medicare premium increases and spending budget surpluses increases federal outlays.

    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 (148)

Nay (279)

Not voting or present (7)

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