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House Roll Call 851, 105th Congress · June 10, 1998

(HOUSE REJECTED THE NADLER AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO DELETE THE ONE SIZE FITS ALL MEANS TEST; STRENGTHEN PROCEDURE UNDER CURRENT LAW FOR DISMISSAL OF A CASE FOR ABUSE OF CHAPTER 7; RESTORE EXISTING PRIORITIES AMONG CREDITORS; PROTECT ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT; REVISE SMALL BUSINESS SUBTITLE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY CONFERENCE AND THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; AND ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT INCLUDING THE IRS CANNOT HARASS DEBTORS.)

Question before the chamber: On Agreeing to the Amendment

140 yea · 288 nayFailed5 not voting or present
Democrat138 yea · 61 nay
Republican1 yea · 227 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 3150 ↗

Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998

Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector — 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.

  • TaxesDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) The amendment regulates bankruptcy procedure and debtor protections rather than raising revenue or cutting taxes.

    Tagged by: keyword:irs

    Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes

  • Financial RegulationA yea counts toward “Deregulate”

    model(0.80): Deletes the strict means test, deregulating access to Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings for debtors.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Finance and Financial Sector

    Axis: Regulate ← → Deregulate

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (140)

Nay (288)

Not voting or present (5)

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