An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 104(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE AGREED TO WAIVE SECTION 313(B)(1)(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF SECTION 5001 OF THE BILL, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MEDICARE CHOICE PROGRAM.)

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(0.85): A yes vote waives budget rules to preserve Medicare Choice, expanding Medicare plan options.

  Tagged by: keyword:medicare

  Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

• Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.80) Waiving procedural budget rules on Medicare Choice section is a procedural vote without clear fiscal direction.

  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.